Enel connects 147 MW Soetwater Wind Farm to national grid

Renewable energy developer Enel Green Power (EGP) has connected the 147 MW Soetwater Wind Farm, located in a remote part of the Karoo Hoogland local municipality in the Northern Cape, to the national grid as it achieves commercial operation. The plant will be able to generate 585 GWh/y, potentially averting the emission of about 600 000 t/y of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere a year. The wind farm features Vestas V136 4.2 MW wind turbines, the largest on the African continent to date, the company adds.