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Van Stadens is a 27 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by MetroWind since 2014. Ranked #37 of 50 wind plants in South Africa. Its 27 MW represents 0.67% 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 this facility 5.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Dedisa Peaking Power Plant (335 MW, Gas), Jeffrey's Bay Wind Farm (138 MW, Wind), and Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm (135.11 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Eastern Cape Province, approximately 80 km from Port Elizabeth.

Capacity
27 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
MetroWind
Location
-33.9630°, 25.2422°

South Africa, Africa

Context & rankings
  • 155. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
  • #17,383 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,804 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of South Africa
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

MetroWind operates 1 plants totalling 27 MW

Regional density

12 plants within 100 km, 1,085 MW combined

Nearest plant: Decommissioned Swartkops Power Station (34.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: Metro Wind

Location

Coordinates:: -33.963000, 25.242200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Van Stadens is a wind power plant producing approximately 71 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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