Klawer Wind Farm is a 30 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by Energie Baden Württemberg Kraftwerke AG and G7 Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd since 2014. Ranked #36 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 30 MW represents 0.75% of South Africa's 4,002 MW total wind capacity. The largest wind plant in South Africa is Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility at 144 MW, making Klawer 4.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Vredendal Solar Power Plant (10.5 MW, Solar) and Vredendal Solar Power Park (10 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Western Cape, approximately 300 km north of Cape Town.
12 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 151. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,476 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
Energie Baden Württemberg Kraftwerke AG (Germany) and Private entity G7 Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW
7 plants within 100 km, 323 MW combined
Source: CDM
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Klawer Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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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