Capacity: 24.6 MW
COD: January 2016
Equivalent annual supply: Approximately 16 000 South African households
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: | InnoWind, 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: | Approx. 16 months (September 2014 – January 2016) |
| Commercial operations: | January 2016 |
| No. of turbines: | 8 x Vestas V112 – 3.075 MW turbines |
| Installed Capacity: | 24.6 MW |
Under the Grassroots Youth Development (GYD) Programme, the Waainek Wind Farm contributes up to 2.1 % of its revenues towards Socio-Economic and Enterprise Development initiatives that are located within a 50 km radius to the wind facility. Please refer to our community development page for further insights into the GYD programme.
