Roggeveld Wind Power Station
The Roggeveld Wind Power Station is an operational wind power plant in South Africa. The power station, which began commercial operations in March 2022, was developed and is owned by Building Energy. The energy generated at this wind farm is sold to the South African national electricity utility company Eskom, under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). Location. The power station is located about north of the town of Matjiesfontein, in Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape Province. The wind farm straddles the border between Northern Cape Province and Western Cape Province, approximately , northeast of  the coastal city of Cape Town. The geographical coordinates of Roggeveld Wind Power Station are 32°57'05.0"S, 20°32'55.0"E (Latitude:-32.951389; Longitude:20.548611). Overview. The concession for this wind farm was awarded to "G7 Renewable Energies" of South Africa in 2015, as part of the fourth round of the "Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme" (REIPPPP), of the Republic of South Africa. G7 signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Eskom. "Building Energy", a subsidiary of "Red Rocket", took over the concession, in or after 2018. The design called for the installation of 44 Nordex turbines, rated at  3.15MW and 3 turbines rated at 3MW, for a total installed capacity of 147MW. Construction. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was awarded to Nordex, a German manufacturer of electric wind turbines. "Concor", a South African construction company was a sub-contractor on the civil works. Nordex was also awarded a 15-year service contract for the wind farm, by the owners. Funding. Total construction costs for this wind farm are reported to amount to US$284 million. The list of funders for this energy infrastructure project includes: