SA needs 5 000 new wind turbines - and time is tight | Fin24
South African will need to construct some 5 000 new large wind turbines by 2030 for the country to achieve the renewable energy goals included in the government's The plan, published in mid-October, states that between 2022 to 2030 SA will add 1 600 MW of additional wind power capacity to SA's generation mix every year, or 14 000 MW of new capacity in total. This is in addition to the 1 362 MW of capacity that has already been contracted for between 2019 and 2021.
How much is 1 600 MW? Its roughly the size of a smallish coal-fired power station, such as Hendrina in Mpumalanga. If all goes to plan, by 2030 there will be a total of 17 742 MW of installed wind power capacity in SA. SA will need to install over 5 000 wind turbines with 15 000 blades – provided the size of each turbine stays constant at 2.5 MW.
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