Loeriesfontein wind farm

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Loeriesfontein wind farm is an operating wind farm in Hantam Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Loeriesfontein wind farm

Phase name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Type	Owner	Operator
1	Operating	2017	140 MW	Onshore	Lekela Power	Mainstream Renewable Power
2	Operating	2017	138 MW	Onshore	Lekela Power	Mainstream Renewable Power

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Loeriesfontein wind farm

Phase Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Hantam Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa	-30.4033, 19.5888 (exact)
2	Northern Cape, South Africa	-30.38040403, 19.58928465 (exact)

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