5. South Africa: Jeffrey Bay Wind Farm (138MW)
Photo credit: Royale Africa
The Jeffrey Bay Wind Farm is located between Jeffrey Bay and Humansdorp in the eastern cape of South Africa. The farm is part of the South African government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Program. The project is built by a consortium of Murray & Roberts Construction and Consolidated Power Projects. Construction began in 2013.
The wind farm covers an area equal to about 3,700 hectares. Its 60 turbines generate about 138MW of electricity per year, enough to power 100,000 South African households.
