TWE Golden Valley Wind Power Project is a 120MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Eastern Cape, South Africa. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2021. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is developed and owned by BioTherm Energy. The company has a stake of 60%.
The project generates 477GWh of electricity. The project cost is $220.332m.
The project has 100m high towers.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2021.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Eskom Holdings SOC under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years, starting from 2021.
Contractors involved
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 48 units of GW 2.5/121 turbines, each with 2.5MW nameplate capacity.
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About BioTherm Energy
BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd (BioTherm) is a renewable energy company that generates electric power from wind and solar projects. It offers various stages of development maturity across the wind and solar resources. It offers services such as investments and monetization of carbon credits. BioTherm’s projects include Aries solar photovoltaic, Klipheuwel wind, Konkoonsies solar photovoltaic, Dassiesklip wind energy facility and PetroSA biogas. The company’s projects are located in Northern Cape Province and Western Cape Province. It also operates and maintains a MethCap plant that generates electricity from biogas waste. The company works with governments, local partners and industry associations. BioTherm is headquartered in Fourways, South Africa.
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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.
