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Overberg Wind Farm

Sector: Commercial • Location: Western Cape, South Africa

Source: Engineering News

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The Overberg Wind Farm project, developed by Red Rocket, has reached financial close with support from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Absa Bank, and Standard Bank. This wind farm, located near Swellendam in the Western Cape, is set to become South Africa's largest privately developed single wind farm, with a total export capacity of 380 MW, expected to start commercial operations

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Sector
Commercial, Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials, Wind
Location
Western Cape, South Africa
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Engineering News

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The project “Overberg Wind Farm” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Western Cape, South Africa. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Engineering News.

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The Overberg Wind Farm project, developed by Red Rocket, has reached financial close with support from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Absa Bank, and Standard Bank. This wind farm, located near Swellendam in the Western Cape, is set to become South Africa's largest privately developed single wind farm, with a total export capacity of 380 MW, expected to start commercial operations in early 2027.

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South Africa

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Western Cape

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

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2025-04-10

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