West Coast Wind Projects
Transport of wind turbine components for two projects under way Turbine tower sections for the Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm are being transported from the Port of Saldanha Bay and from Atlantis to the project sites.The tw
Wind project reaches financial close on West Coast
- Jun, 12th 2013
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Global energy company GDF Suez has followed up its recent announcement that it will be proceeding with two open-cycle gas-turbines in South Africa with news that it, Investec and Kagiso Tiso Holdings have reached financial close for a €160-million
Sere wind farm in Vredendal on the West Coast construction to start in April 2013
- Jan, 24th 2013
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Construction of Eskom’s 100 MW Sere wind project, which is being developed in Koekenaap, in the Western Cape, is scheduled to begin in April with project funding now fully in place and with a preferred bidder having been identified for the supply a
Hopefield’s windfarm in Saldanha Bay gets green light on the West Coast
- Jan, 18th 2013
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Renewable-energy project developer Umoya Energy has appointed Mott MacDonald as the owner’s engineer for its 67 MW Hopefield wind farm project, to be built in the Western Cape. The project is among the 28 projects to advance following the first
Eskom expects first Sere wind unit to be operating on the West Coast in Vredendal by late 2013
- Aug, 27th 2012
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Power utility Eskom has submitted a licence application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for its proposed 100 MW Sere wind farm project, to be developed near Vredendal, in the Western Cape, for around R3-billion. The final
Wind farm at St Helena Bay on the West Coast
- Apr, 28th 2012
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Green energy gaining power The search for alternatives to traditional power sources is gaining currency in SA, writes Steven van Hemert Jan 25, 2010 11:42 PM | By Steven van Hemert The Western Cape government is leading the country in
Western Cape Government’s invests in Saldanha Bay
The Western Cape Government's mid-term review has shown us how far we've come, but also the enormous tasks that lie ahead. As your government, we want to partner with you so that we can fast track our goal of becoming an open, opportunity society for
TNPA,UAL try to cut a deal in Saldanha Bay
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) scrambled this week to repair its damaged relationship with a Dutch-based shipping company – Universal Africa Lines (UAL) – which was poised to invest hundreds of millions of rand into transforming a s
Western Cape supports plans for Saldanha IDZ
The Western Cape Cabinet has issued its support to the operational team of the Saldanha Bay industrial development zone (IDZ) steering committee to apply to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for official IDZ designation and an operator permi
Green light for West Coast wind farm in Vredendal
The construction of the Sere wind farm in Vredendal is expected to be completed by the end of 2013, but power utility Eskom aspires to have the 100-MW wind project completed “much earlier” than indicated, MD for resources and strategy Dr Steve Le
I-WEC to start manufacturing. Facility to relocate to West Coast in 2012
South African wind turbine manufacturer Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter (I-WEC) on Thursday launched its new blade mould facility in the Cape Town harbour, where it will begin manufacturing its first 50 m rotor blade on December 5. Financial d
Wind turbine mould arrives for Saldanha Bay blade manufacturing facility on the West Coast.
Local wind power company Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter (I-WEC) on Thursday unveiled a 42-t mould that it would use to manufacture Africa’s first multi-megawatt wind turbines locally. The mould, which arrived by ship from China, will be use