Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm
Project Summary
Amakhala
The Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm Project is located near Bedford in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. Amakhala Emoyeni is a 27,000 hectare area that is lightly populated yet close to good infrastructure such as roads and the national electricity grid. The strong point of connection and the large amount of land available with expected high wind resource is likely to make this area one of South Africa's major wind energy centre locations in the future.
South Africa’s first IPP Procurement Programme commenced in August 2011, with up to five rounds of bidding occurring over a two-year period for an onshore wind allocation of 1850MW. The project has been awarded Environmental Authorisation following an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Approval has been granted by the South African Civil Aviation Authority and Heritage Approval (from the South African Heritage Resources Agency) has been granted for the project.
Project Details
| Location | Near Bedford in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa |
| Land type | The area is predominantly used for grazing |
| Number of turbines | Up to 350 |
| Total generation capacity | Up to 750MW in phases, the first phase being 140MW |
| Project cost | Not Disclosed |
| CO2 savings | TBA |