- EDF has been awarded a tender for the development of three wind farms.
- The wind farms will each h have a capacity of 140MW.
- EDP plans to reach a financial close for the projects by Q2 2022.
French clean energy developer, EDF Renewables, is set to construct three wind farms of individual capacities of 140MW each in South Africa. The projects were awarded under the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP). EDF will partner with local investors, H1 holdings and Gibb-Crede to develop the Coleskop, San Kraal and Phezukomoya wind farms located in the Northern and Eastern Cape provinces.
Tristan de Drouas, EDF Renewable’s South African Director noted that the success is due to the company’s local team. He added that these projects able to be deployed under a short timeframe can meet the country’s low-carbon objective and strengthen its electricity grid’s reliability.
EDF plans to complete financing for the project by Q2 2022. The company estimates that the construction of the wind farms will be completed in two years. The plants will supply power to Eskom’s grid under a power purchase agreement (PPA). EDF believes that the project will contribute to the Groups targets of doubling its clean energy capacity to 60GW by 2030.
EDF Renewables currently operates four wind farms with a combined capacity of 144MW in South Africa.