Soetwater Wind Power Station
The Soetwater Wind Power Station is an operational wind power plant in South Africa. The power station was developed and is owned by Enel Green Power, an IPP and subsidiary of the Italian multinational, ENEL. The energy generated at this wind farm is sold to the South African national electricity utility company Eskom Holdings, under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Location
The power station is located outside of the town of Sutherland, in Karoo Hoogland Municipality, in Namakwa District, in Northern Cape Province. Soetwater Wind Farm is located approximately, south of Sutherland. The power station is located about southeast of Springbok, the headquarters of Namakwa District.Overview
The power station comprises 35 turbines manufactured by Vestas Wind Systems, based in Denmark, rated at 4.2 MW each, capable of capacity generation of 147 MW. Enel Green Power won the concession to build this power station in 2016 as part of the 4th window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, of the South African government.Soetwater Wind Power Station is one of five wind park concessions awarded to Enel Green Power, under the South African government's Renewable Energy Supply Programme. The other four wind farms are Oyster Bay Wind Power Station Garob Wind Power Station Karusa Wind Power Station and Nxuba Wind Power Station. Each wind farm has installed capacity of between 140 MW and 147 MW.