Waainek Wind Farm

January 2016

Commercial Operations Date

24,6MW

Capacity

20 000

South African Homes Powered

Equivalent Annual Supply

Approximately 20 000 South African households.

Location

The 24.6 MW Waainek Wind Farm is located 6 km South West of Grahamstown, along the Highlands Road in the Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

Owner

Waainek Wind Power(RF) (Pty) Ltd

Investors

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

Energy Offtaker

Eskom (Single Buyer Office).

EPC/O&M Contractor

Vestas Southern Africa

Construction period

15 months (August 2014 – October 2015)

Number of Turbines

8 x Vestas V112 – 3.075 MW turbines

Economic Development

Under the Grassroots Youth Development (GYD) Programme, the Waainek 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. Please refer to our community development page for further insights into the GYD programme.