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Wind farm in South Africa
Loeriesfontein Wind Energy Facility
CountrySouth Africa
LocationHantam Municipality
Coordinates30°24′14″S 19°35′20″E / 30.404°S 19.589°E / -30.404; 19.589
StatusCommissioned
Construction beganNovember 2015
Commission date2017
OwnerLekela Power Generation Company
OperatorMainstream Renewable Power
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational61
Make and modelSiemens: Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 2.5 MW
Nameplate capacity120MW
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Main Sub-Contractors: Siemens Wind Power (Turbines), Concor & Consolidated Power (Construction)

The Loeriesfontein Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Hantam Municipality, located near Loeriesfontein, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Construction began in September 2015 and all the turbines were in place by 28 February 2017. The 140MW Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has a capacity of 535,354 MWh/year.

References

  1. "news - South African Khobab and Loeriesfontein wind farms begin powering 240 000 homes - FMO". www.fmo.nl. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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