Darling Wind Farm is a 5.2 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by Darling Wind Power since 2008. Ranked #43 of 50 wind plants in South Africa, this plant's 5.2 MW accounts for 0.13% 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 Wind Energy Facility at 144 MW, making Darling Wind Farm 27.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (1940 MW, Nuclear), Koeberg (1800 MW, Nuclear), and Ankerlig Power Station (1338 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Western Cape province, approximately 50 km from Cape Town.
18 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 191. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #28,180 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,770 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of South Africa
18 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Darling Wind power operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
19 plants within 100 km, 7,254 MW combined
Source: Darling Wind Farm
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Darling Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 14 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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