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Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm95 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm is a 95 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by Exxaro and Tata Power since 2016. Ranked #24 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 95 MW accounts for 2.37% 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 Tsitsikamma 0.66 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Oyster Bay Wind Power Station (140 MW, Wind) and Jeffrey's Bay Wind Farm (138 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Eastern Cape province, approximately 80 km from Port Elizabeth.

Capacity
95 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Exxaro (50%) Tata Power (50%)
Location
-34.0731°, 24.5057°

South Africa, Africa

Context & rankings
  • 81. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
  • #10,547 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #881 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.13% of the installed capacity of South Africa
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Exxaro (50%) Tata Power (50%) operates 1 plants totalling 95 MW

Regional density

7 plants within 100 km, 547 MW combined

Nearest plant: Impofu Wind Power Farms Complex (3.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -34.073100, 24.505700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 250 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

South AfricaEnergy Profile

232
Total Plants
71.9 GW
Total Capacity
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