Eskom’s 100-MW Sere Wind Farm celebrated one full year of operations on October 30. The wind farm is Eskom’s first utility-scale renewable energy project.
The Sere wind far came onstream in October 2014, however it did not reach full capacity until Q2 2015.
According to the power company, the project reached completion on time and within budget, “with a safety record in line with Eskom’s Zero Harm policy, and without any environmental legal contraventions or incidents of industrial action.”
Eskom said in a statement: “Sere demonstrates our commitment to renewable energy, diversifying our energy mix and reducing our carbon footprint.”
With the wind farm’s first wind turbine erected in December 2013, all of its 46 turbines are now in full operation.
In addition to the Sere wind farm Eskom is involved in the development of a 100 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the Northern Cape.