Grassridge Wind Farm is a 61.5 MW wind facility in South Africa, operated by InnoWind (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles. Ranked #33 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 61.5 MW represents 1.54% 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 2.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dedisa Peaking Power Plant (335 MW, Gas), Coega IDZ Windfarm (73.8 MW, Wind), and Van Stadens (27 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Eastern Cape Province, approximately 50 km from Port Elizabeth.
11 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 124. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #12,209 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,148 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.09% 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
14 plants within 100 km, 1,164 MW combined
Source: InnoWind
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Grassridge Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 162 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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