Siemens wins 100 MW wind power order from South Africa
Hamburg - Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Sere wind power plant on the west coast of South Africa.
"South Africa has outstanding conditions for the utilization of wind energy and has set up a remarkable renewable energy program with the Independent Power Producer Procurement Program. We are proud to contribute to the development of wind power in South Africa with our technology, and especially proud that Eskom has chosen to rely on us for their first large project," said Felix Ferlemann, CEO of the Wind Power Division in Siemens Energy. The first wind power order from South Africa was awarded to Siemens by Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, Globeleq, and local B-BBEE investors Thebe Investments, Enzani and Usizo for the Jeffrey's Bay onshore wind power plant with a total capacity of 138 MW.
Source: IWR Online, 16 May 2013