All but one of South Africa’s 34 wind farms are owned by Independent Power Producers.
There are currently 34 operational wind farms adding a combined capacity of more than 3,400MW to South Africa’s electricity grid, according to the Department of Energy’s IPP ProjectsIndependent Power Producers own all but one of these facilities. These IPPs, in turn, sell their electricity to Eskom.
The turbines on these farms stand 152 metres tall when measured from the ground to the tip of their blades at the highest rotation point.According to Eskom’s data, the combined capacity of the wind farms connected to its grid is 3,443MW, while the Department of Energy’s list shows it being closer to 3,309MW.
For large-scale installations, wind power also works out to be more cost-effective than big solar farms. The latter is ideal for smaller installations closer to the targeted customer — like on a rooftop., wind farms operate at an average efficiency between 30–45% of their nameplate capacity. In 2022, not a single additional megawatt of wind capacity was added to the grid due to this limitation.
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