Coega Wind Farm

Coega Wind Farm
Wind turbine developed by Electrawinds of Belgium
Location of Coega Wind Farm in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Location	Coega
Coordinates	33°45′16″S 25°40′36″E / 33.7544812°S 25.6765536°E / -33.7544812; 25.6765536Coordinates: 33°45′16″S 25°40′36″E / 33.7544812°S 25.6765536°E / -33.7544812; 25.6765536
Status	Operational
Commission date	2010
Owner(s)	Electrawind
Power generation
Make and model	General Electric: GE2.5XL 1.8 MW

The Coega Wind Farm is a wind farm in Coega, an Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) covering 110 km² of land,^[1] that is situated within the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality near Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Installed by the Belgian company Electrawinds, it was the first commercial wind farm built in the country.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Coega Development Corporation :About Coega
↑ "Electrawinds launches 1st wind turbine at Coega". MSN. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
↑ "Development of a 57.5MW Wind Energy Project". Public Process Consultants. Retrieved 9 October 2010.

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