Hopefield is a 66.6 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by Umoya Energy since 2014. Ranked #32 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 66.6 MW represents 1.66% 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 Hopefield 2.2 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are West Coast 1 (94 MW, Wind) and Darling Wind Farm (5.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Western Cape province, approximately 80 km from Cape Town.
12 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 119. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #11,944 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,100 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.09% of the installed capacity of South Africa
12 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Umoya Energy operates 1 plants totalling 67 MW
20 plants within 100 km, 7,275 MW combined
Source: CDM
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hopefield is a wind power plant producing approximately 175 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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