Chaba Wind Farm
September 2015
Commercial Operations Date21.5 MW
Capacity16 000
South African Homes PoweredEquivalent Annual Supply
Approximately 16 000 South African households.
Location
The 21 MW Chaba Wind Farm is located on the East and West side of the N2 near to Komga in the Great Kei Municipality.
Owner
Chaba Wind Power (RF) (Pty) Ltd
Investors
EDF Renewables, Industrial Development Corporation and Chaba Winds of Change BBBEE Co.
Energy Offtaker
Eskom (Single Buyer Office).
EPC/O&M Contractor
Vestas Southern Africa
Construction period
19 months (February 2014 – August 2015)
Number of Turbines
7 x Vestas V112 – 3.0 MW turbines
Economic Development
Under the Grassroots Youth Development (GYD) Programme, the Chaba Wind Farm contributes up to 2.1 % of its revenue towards Socio-Economic and Enterprise Development initiatives that are located within a 50 km radius of the wind facility.
