| Coega Wind Farm | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Coega |
| Coordinates | 33°45′16″S 25°40′36″E / 33.7544812°S 25.6765536°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2010 |
| Owner(s) | Electrawind |
| Wind farm | |
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| Make and model | General Electric: GE2.5XL 1.8 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Coega Wind Farm is a wind farm in Coega, an Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) covering 110 km2 (42 sq mi) of land, [1] that is situated within the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality near Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Installed by the Belgian company Electrawinds, it was the first commercial wind farm built in the country. [2] [3]
References
- ^ Coega Development Corporation :About Coega Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Electrawinds launches 1st wind turbine at Coega". MSN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Development of a 57.5MW Wind Energy Project". Public Process Consultants. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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