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Wind farm in South Africa Not to be confused with Castle Wind Farm, South Africa.
De Aar Wind Energy Facility
CountrySouth Africa
LocationEmthanjeni Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
Coordinates30°45′04″S 23°51′43″E / 30.751°S 23.862°E / -30.751; 23.862
StatusCommissioned
Construction began2016
Commission date2017
OwnersLongyuan Power Group, Mulilo Renewable Energy, DLO Energy Resources, Sula Energy and a local community trust
OperatorLongyuan Engineering
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational96
Make and modelGoldwing Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 1,5 MW
Nameplate capacity144MW
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Main Sub-Contractors: Goldwing (Turbines), Concor (Construction), United Power Company, Titan Towers (Generator hubs and towers)

The De Aar Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Emthanjeni Local Municipality, built on the Maanhaarberg near De Aar in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The facility became operational in November 2017.

References

  1. "De Aar wind projects connected to the grid".
  2. GlobalData (2022-01-17). "De Aar 2 South Wind Energy Facility, South Africa". Power-technology.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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