- EDF Renewable signs power purchase agreements (PPAs) for three wind farms in South Africa.
- The installations will give in 420 MW to the grid of the state-owned Eskom company.
The subsidiary of the Electricité de France (EDF) group completes the legal closing of its Koruson 1 projects, a set of three wind farms that were granted construction in October 2021 under the fifth bidding window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) in South Africa.
The Coleskop, San Kraal and Phezukomoya wind farms, each with a capacity of 140 MW, will be located in the Northern and Eastern Cape, producing a combined capacity of 420 MW. As a result, EDF Renewables and the South African Department of Energy and Mineral Resources in Pretoria have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs). IPP will sell its output to Eskom over 20 years as per the terms of this deal. EDF has also agreed to fund the building of Koruson’s main transmission substation (MTS). After construction, the facility will be given to Eskom under a self-build agreement (SBA).
Regardless, EDF intends to operate its wind farms between mid-2024 and early 2025. Each farm will include 26 wind turbines, each measuring 124 meters in height and 83 meters in length. At least 193 000 South African families’ electrical needs should be able to be satisfied by these facilities. In addition, installing these wind turbines will create 400 full-time local jobs during construction and 35 during the operation phases.