South Africa

Dorper Wind Farm — 100 MW Wind

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Dorper Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
100 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
Dorper Wind Development

Operator

Location
-31.48, 26.44

Coordinates

Insights

#67
largest in %s
#783
largest %s worldwide
#10,042
largest worldwide
2014
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
100 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
Dorper Wind Development
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-31.480, 26.441
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,891 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
72,270 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

628
cars / year
385
homes / year
131,400
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Dorper Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by Dorper Wind Development and commissioned in 2014.

Ranked #20 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 100 MW represents 2.5% 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 Dorper Wind Farm 1.44 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Eastern Cape province, approximately 300 km from the nearest major city, Port Elizabeth.

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