Grassridge Wind Farm

January 2015

Commercial Operations Date

61,5MW

Capacity

40 000

South African Homes Powered

Equivalent Annual Supply

Approximately 40 000 South African households.

Location

The 61.5 MW Grassridge Wind Farm is located on a site that is owned by Pretoria Portland Cement Company, situated on Addo Road (R 335) within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

Owner

Grassridge Wind Power (RF) (Pty) Ltd.

Investors

EDF Renewables, Industrial Development Corporation and Grassridge Winds of Change BBBEE Co.

Energy Offtaker

Eskom (Single Buyer Office).

EPC/O&M Contractor

Vestas Southern Africa

Construction period

15 months (October 2013 to December 2014).

Number of Turbines

20 x Vestas V112 – 3.075 MW turbines

Economic Development

Under the Grassroots Youth Development (GYD) Programme, the Grassridge 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.