Dassieklip is a 27 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by BioTherm Energy since 2014. Ranked #37 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 27 MW represents 0.67% 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 this facility 5.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme (400 MW, Hydro), Palmiet (400 MW, Hydro), and Dassieklip Wind Energy Facility (27 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Western Cape Province, approximately 90 km from Cape Town.
12 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 155. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #17,383 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,804 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of South Africa
12 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
BioTherm Energy operates 1 plants totalling 27 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 1,603 MW combined
Source: BioTherm Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dassieklip is a wind power plant producing approximately 71 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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