West Coast 1 is a 94 MW wind power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Wind
- Capacity
- 94 MW
- Commissioned
- 2015
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- ENGIE (43%) Investec Bank Limited (34.5%) and KTH (20%)
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -32.834, 18.006
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About this plant
West Coast 1 is a 94 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by ENGIE (43%), Investec Bank Limited (34.5%), and KTH (20%).
Ranked #25 of 50 wind plants in South Africa, it contributes 2.35% of South Africa’s total wind capacity of 4,002 MW. The largest wind plant in South Africa is Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility at 144 MW, making West Coast 1 1.3 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Hopefield (Wind, 66.6 MW). The facility is located in the Western Cape, approximately 100 km north of Cape Town.
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