Garob’s wind project is now up to the mark. Enel Green Power has started construction of a wind farm near the city of Copperton, in the local municipality of Siyathemba, part of the North Cape Province. The subsidiary of the Italian group Enel has signed the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the plant with Nordex, a company based in Hamburg in northern Germany.
It will install a total of 46 wind turbines, equipped with AW125/3150 turbines, one of the main features of which is the possibility of being controlled remotely using remote management software. In case of a problem, the company can send a team to the site more quickly to carry out repairs. Nordex will also maintain the Garob wind farm.
Nordex’s 46 turbines will supply 140 MW of electricity. The project is the third wind farm to be built by Enel Green Power in South Africa. “With the start of construction of the Garob wind farm, we have reached a new achievement in South Africa, just a few weeks after the start of construction of the Oyster Bay wind project,” says Antonio Cammisecra, Director of Enel Green Power. He further added that “for the future, we will continue to introduce on the projects we have been awarded in South Africa, and to launch action with shared values for local communities, while seeking new opportunities for sustainable growth in the country’s renewable energy industry”.
