Loeriesfontein Wind Farm

The Loeriesfontein Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Hantam Municipality, located near Loeriesfontein, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Construction began in September 2015 and all the turbines were in place by 28 February 2017. The 140MW Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has a capacity of 535,354 MWh/year.^[1]

Loeriesfontein Wind Energy Facility
Country	South Africa
Location	Hantam Municipality
Coordinates	30.404°S 19.589°E / -30.404; 19.589
Status	Commissioned
Construction began	November 2015
Commission date	2017
Owner	Lekela Power Generation Company
Operator	Mainstream Renewable Power
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Power generation
Units operational	61
Make and model	Siemens: Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 2.5 MW
Nameplate capacity	120MW
Main Sub-Contractors: Siemens Wind Power (Turbines), Concor & Consolidated Power (Construction)