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Copperton Wind Farm

Sector: Wind • Location: South Africa

Source: World Bank Group

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The project involves the construction of the Copperton wind farm, located in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The farm will have a total installed capacity of 102MW.

The wind farm is part of round 4 of South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP). Copperton has an estimated annual production of 360 GWh/year. The 20 years durable energy sales contract forecasts an

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Wind, Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials, Government
Location
South Africa
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Copperton Wind Farm” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in South Africa. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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The project involves the construction of the Copperton wind farm, located in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The farm will have a total installed capacity of 102MW. The wind farm is part of round 4 of South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP). Copperton has an estimated annual production of 360 GWh/year. The 20 years durable energy sales contract forecasts an income of over 400 million euros. Sponsor of the project is Elawan Wind with 100% stake. Standard Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa are providing the $200 million debt. The project reached financial close in August 2018. https://ijglobal.com/data/transaction/43301 http://www.elawan.com/en/node/4313

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Wind, Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials, Government

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2024-06-06

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