- The Red Cap Energy scheme includes the installation of three separate wind farms of 110 MW each, which will begin commercial operations in 2025.
- The Impofu wind parks will use 57 turbine generators installed across 12 land sites and hooked to a 116-km powerline.
South African renewable energy developer, Red Cap Energy has achieved a financial close on a 330 megawatts (MW) wind project in the Eastern Cape province and is preparing to launch construction this month.
In a LinkedIn post, the developer disclosed that the scheme includes the installation of three separate wind farms of 110 MW each near Oyster Bay, all of which will begin commercial operations in 2025. Official documents show that the project is a partnership between Red Cap and Enel Green Power.
The Impofu wind parks will use a total of 57 turbine generators installed across 12 land sites and hooked to a 116 km powerline. According to Red Cap Energy, the complex, once built, will be the largest pure private renewable energy plant in South Africa. Its construction is expected to take between 18 and 24 months to complete.
Also, the facilities will supply green power to the synthetic fuels plant of chemicals and energy company Sasol Ltd in Secunda, in the eastern province of Mpumalanga, where France’s Air Liquide operates 16 oxygen production units.
Red Cap Energy has so far brought online 191 MW of wind farms, among which is the 80 MW Kouga park in Eastern Cape, and has an additional 1.5 GW of projects in its development portfolio.