Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm— 95 MW Wind
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.
10 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 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
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Exxaro (50%) Tata Power (50%) operates 1 plants totalling 95 MW
7 plants within 100 km, 547 MW combined
Source: Koukamma Municipality
Location
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
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