Nouport Wind Farm is an 80 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by Mainstream Renewable Power since 2016. Ranked #26 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 80 MW represents 2% 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 Nouport Wind Farm 1.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Noupoort Wind Farm (79.05 MW, Wind), Linde Solar Power Plant (40 MW, Solar), and Linde Solar Farm (40 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Northern Cape Province, approximately 150 km from Kimberley.
10 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 93. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #11,117 worldwide by installed capacity
- #962 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.11% of the installed capacity of South Africa
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Mainstream Renewable Power operates 15 plants totalling 1,389 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 1,239 MW combined
Source: Mainstream Renewable Power
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Nouport Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 210 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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