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Umoya Energy Wind Farm, situated on either side of the R45 on the West Coast of South Africa, supplies the country with 176 600 MWh of much-needed green energy per year.

The local communities, in the surrounding 50km radius, also benefit directly through the many economic development programmes that are implemented to make a lasting difference.

Wind Farm

Located 125km north of Cape Town on the R45 in the Saldanha Bay Municipality in the Western Cape province, Umoya Energy Wind Farm generates approximately 176 600 MWh of clean renewable energy every year.

The wind farm began supplying electricity to the grid in late 2013 and achieved commercial operation date (COD) on 1 February 2014, just over one year after construction started. It was the first commercial wind farm in the country to reach this milestone.

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Fact sheet

Energy Generated

Clean, renewable, electricity generated per year

176 600
MWh

37 Wind Turbines

37 Vestas V100 Turbines standing 95m tall at the hub, spanning about 900 hectares

49 000

Homes powered

49 000 low-income (at a usage of 3 600kWh/year), or 22 000 medium-income South African homes (at a usage of 7 800kWh/year)

Community

Empowering and strengthening the local communities through capacity building, skills transfer and funding of various beneficiary programmes in the surrounding areas.

The Beneficiary Communities, situated within the 50km radius of the wind farm, have been identified through a Needs Analysis programme.

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Education

Umoya Energy’s education development programmes include funding of Early Childhood Development (ECD), capacity... Read more

Infrastructure

The multifaceted Hopefield Home Improvement Project included skills training, employment creation, and enterprise... Read more

Enterprise Development

Umoya Energy Wind Farm’s enterprise development SMME Accelerator programme, provides seed capital, often... Read more

Environment

Umoya Energy Wind Farm’s environment development programmes included funding of the South Africa... Read more

Welfare

Since 2015 Hopefield Wind Farm/Umoya Energy has provided funding to: Silwerblare Bejaarde Klub... Read more

Investment

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National Enquiries

021 670 1400

umoyawind@eimsafrica.com

2nd Floor, Fernwood House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
Claremont, 7735

Umoya Energy Local Community Office:
26 Voortrekker Road, Hopefield, 7355

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