South Africa

Chaba Wind Farm — 21 MW Wind

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Chaba Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
21 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
InnoWind (Pty) Ltd Subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) Group

Operator

Location
-32.59, 27.96

Coordinates

Insights

#163
largest in South Africa
#3,162
largest Wind worldwide
#18,775
largest worldwide
2015
3 yrs newer than avg
3
operated by InnoWind (Pty) Ltd…
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
21 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
InnoWind (Pty) Ltd Subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) Group
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-32.591, 27.963

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
607 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
15,177 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
11 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

132
cars per year
81
homes per year
27,594
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Chaba Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by InnoWind (Pty) Ltd since 2015.

Ranked #42 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 21 MW represents 0.52% 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 at 144 MW, making Chaba Wind Farm 6.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Port Rex Power Station (171 MW, Gas) and Port Rex (171 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Eastern Cape, approximately 20 km from East London.

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