Belgium-based renewable energy company Electrawinds will partner with the Coega Development Corp. (CDC) to construct 25 wind turbines – each 150 meters tall – expected to produce enough power for 100,000 homes.
Electrawinds said that the project would achieve “global firsts.” The company’s business development director Jan Dewulf said, “A key part of the plan is that World Cup matches played at the new stadium will be the first in history powered by renewable energy, as the first wind turbine will be up and running in time for the start of the event.” Dewulf continued, “The Coega project will be the first of its scale on the African continent. It will also be the first wind turbine farm built and managed by Electrawinds outside of Europe.”
The first turbine is expected to be up and running by around May 2010 while the remaining 24 would come on line by mid-2011.