Waainek Wind Farm is a 23 MW wind power plant in South Africa, operated by InnoWind (Pty) Ltd since 2016. Ranked #41 of 50 wind plants in South Africa, it represents 0.57% of the country's total wind capacity of 4,002 MW. The largest wind plant in South Africa is Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North at 144 MW, making Waainek Wind Farm 6.3 times smaller. The nearest plant within 50 km is Grahamstown (3.5 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the Eastern Cape province, approximately 130 km from Port Elizabeth.
10 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 161. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #18,393 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,055 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of South Africa
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
InnoWind (Pty) Ltd Subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) Group operates 3 plants totalling 106 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 1,105 MW combined
Source: InnoWind
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Waainek Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 60 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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