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De Aar Wind Farm

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The De Aar Wind Farm is a key infrastructure asset in South Africa's power generation grid, located on the continent of Africa. Designated as a renewable electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 0 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing wind energy resources to generate bulk electricity. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the Mainstream Renewable Power, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 2014, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within South Africa, De Aar Wind Farm occupies the #44 position among all operational wind power plants. Its 0 MW capacity represents a 0.00% share of South Africa's total installed wind generating capacity, which currently stands at 4,002 MW. The largest operational wind installation in South Africa is the Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility with an output of 144 MW, making the De Aar Wind Farm approximately 1.0 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0000% of South Africa's aggregate generation capacity of 71,899 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of wind power plants (modeled at 30% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 0 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in South Africa consumes 3 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 0 homes. As a clean and sustainable energy project, De Aar Wind Farm contributes to the direct displacement of greenhouse gases, preventing substantial quantities of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere and helping South Africa advance toward its renewable energy integration targets. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates -30.7510° latitude and 23.8620° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include the Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility (wind-powered, 144 MW), the Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg Wind Energy Facility (wind-powered, 100 MW), the Phelan Energy Group: DE AAR – Project 1 (solar, 90 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of South Africa.