De Aar Wind Farm

Not to be confused with Castle Wind Farm, South Africa.

The De Aar Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Emthanjeni Local Municipality, built on the Maanhaarberg near De Aar in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.^[1] The facility became operational in November 2017.^[2]

De Aar Wind Energy Facility
Country	South Africa
Location	Emthanjeni Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
Coordinates	30.751°S 23.862°E / -30.751; 23.862
Status	Commissioned
Construction began	2016
Commission date	2017
Owners	Longyuan Power Group, Mulilo Renewable Energy, DLO Energy Resources, Sula Energy and a local community trust
Operator	Longyuan Engineering
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Power generation
Units operational	96
Make and model	Goldwing Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 1,5 MW
Nameplate capacity	144MW
Main Sub-Contractors: Goldwing (Turbines), Concor (Construction), United Power Company, Titan Towers (Generator hubs and towers)