Oyster Bay Wind Power Station
Wind farm in South Africa
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Location
The power station is located in Oyster Bay, in Kouga Municipality, Sarah Baartman District, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Oyster Bay Wind Farm is located approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi), by road, west of Gqeberha, the nearest large city. This is about 661 kilometres (411 mi), by road, east of Cape Town, the second largest city in South Africa. The geographical coordinates of the power station are 34°06'40.0"S, 24°37'47.0"E (Latitude:-34.111111; Longitude:24.629722).
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Overview
The power station has a maximum generation capacity of 140 megawatts. The power station was built, funded and is operated by the South African unit of Enel Green Power, referred to as Enel Green Power RSA (EGP-RSA). This power station is one of nine wind and solar installations in South Arica, that Enel Green Power RSA has in operation in the country, as part of the South African government's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPP). Together, the nine renewable energy installations installed and managed by (EGP-RSA), add in excess of 800 megawatts of the South Arica national grid, as of July 2021.
Construction costs
Enel, Enel Green Power and EGP-RSA spent approximately €180 million (US$212 million) to develop and build this power station.
Other considerations
It is expected that the wind farm will add 568GWh to the South African national grid every year. This will aid the country in avoiding the emission of 590,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.