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Excelsior Wind Farm

Wind farm in South Africa

34°14′31″S 20°13′52″E / 34.242°S 20.231°E / -34.242; 20.231StatusCommissionedConstruction began2018Commission date2020Owner(s)BioTherm EnergyOperator(s)GoldwindWind farm TypeOnshorePower generation Units operational13Make and modelGoldwind: Goldwind Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 2.5 MWNameplate capacity32,5MW

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Main Sub-Contractors: Concor (Construction)

The Excelsior Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Swellendam Local Municipality, built 30km southwest of the town of Swellendam, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Planning and approval

The project was awarded under the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPPP) bid window 4 in 2015 and reached financial close in 2018.^[1]

The project comprises 13 Gold Wind 2.5MW permanent magnetic direct drive turbines. The project covers an area of 2,300ha.^[2] Excelsior reached commercial operation in December 2020. It can generate 132GWh annually.^[3]

References

^ "Excelsior wind energy facility". 11 March 2021.
^ "Excelsior wind farm connects to South Africa's power grid". 17 September 2020.
^ "BioTherm's Excelsior Wind Energy Facility has started commercial operations".

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