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Eastern Cape wind energy farm to come online

Energy project is being built in Tsitsikama

New wind farm powers up (pdf – 154KB) https://www.enca.com/south-africa/national-power-grid-receives-wind-farm-boost https://www.esi-africa.com/news/tsitsikamma-community-wind-farm-in-full-swing/

Last week, the Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape commenced commercial operation, feeding clean power into the national electricity grid. The wind farm, which comprises of 31 turbines and has a 95MW generation capacity, will not only contribute...

WITTEKLEIBOSCH, Eastern Cape – The national grid has received another boost, with the Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape coming on line. Construction on the farm – which adds about 95 megawatts to the national electricity grid – began in 2014 after it...

Two Eastern Cape wind farms – the 134 MW Amakhala Emoyeni and the 95 MW Tsitsikamma Community wind facilities – were officially inaugurated this week. Both projects have been developed by Cennergi, the energy joint venture owned by Exxaro and Tata Power. The Amakhala...

CENNERGI CELEBRATES COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AT ITS TSITSIKAMMACOMMUNITY WIND FARM WITH JUBILATION & RESTITUTION IN THE AIRWITTEKLEIBOSCH, EASTERN CAPE16TH SEPTEMBER 2016 Cennergi – the cleaner energy company started by Exxaro and Tata Power yesterday formally...

Cennergi – the cleaner energy company started by Exxaro and Tata Power yesterday formallycelebrated the commencement of operations at its 95MW Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm withthe local AmaMfengu community in Wittekleibosch. The ribbon cutting ceremony brought...

Tsitsikamma project enters full operation The “sky’s the beginning” for the people of Wittekleiboschas the Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm shifted into full commercial operation yesterday. The 31-turbine project30km west of Humansdorp will pump 95MW of wind energy...

The national electricity grid has received another shot in the arm and it’s all thanks to the big switch-on at the Tsitsikamma Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape. The energy project also has an empowerment component, with a profit sharing scheme for the community. The...

South African independent power producer (IPP) Cennergi, which is a joint venture between Exxaro and Tata Power, warns of possible investor “flight” unless the prevailing uncertainty surrounding the future of IPPs in South Africa is urgently resolved. Speaking to...

Exxaro is looking for opportunities for its subsidiary, Cennergi, to buy completed renewable energy projects in SA whose parent companies are financially distressed, CEO Mxolisi Mgojo said last week. At least two multinational renewable energy developers have...

The 95 MW Tsitsikamma Community wind farm project, in the Eastern Cape, this week started commercial operation, marking the second wind farm by independent power producer Cennergi to achieve the milestone this year. Cennergi, a 50:50 joint venture between coal miner...

THE huge wind turbines deployed in SA’s windy regions are gracious masterpieces of engineering and aesthetics. We cannot ignore the pace at which technology development, specifically connectedness and large data use, will disrupt the utility-based electricity supply...

Cennergi, a 50:50 joint venture between miner Exxaro Resources and Tata Power, achieved Commercial Operations for its 95 MW Tsitsikamma Community Wind farm (TCWF) Wind Farm Project today. Cennergi was selected as the preferred bidder for two wind projects under the...

Cennergi (Pty) Ltd, the South African based 50:50 joint venture between Exxaro Resources, the JSE-listed and black-owned diversified company, and Tata Power, achieved Commercial Operations for its 134 MW Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm Project today. Cennergi was selected...

Local independent power producer Cennergi on Thursday celebrated achieving commercial operations at its 134 MW Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm, near Bedford, in the Eastern Cape. Cennergi, a 50:50 joint venture between miner Exxaro Resources and Tata Power, was selected as...

PRESS RELEASETsitsikamma Community Wind Farm draws Danish royal attentionNovember 2015 The Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm (TCWF) in the Eastern Cape, recently hosted His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Denmark at its AmaMfengu project site which boasts dozens of...