Chaba Wind Farm is a 21 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by InnoWind (Pty) Ltd since 2015. Ranked #42 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 21 MW represents 0.52% of South Africa's total wind capacity of 4,002 MW. The largest wind plant in South Africa is Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North at 144 MW, making Chaba Wind Farm 6.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Port Rex Power Station (171 MW, Gas) and Port Rex (171 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Eastern Cape, approximately 20 km from East London.
11 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 163. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #18,775 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,162 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of South Africa
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
InnoWind (Pty) Ltd Subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) Group operates 3 plants totalling 106 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 461 MW combined
Source: InnoWind
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chaba Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 55 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
South Africa- Continent
- Africa
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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