Gibson Bay 111MW wind farm

Overview:

• The Gibson Bay wind farm in South Africa consists of 37 turbines with a total capacity of 111 MW.
• Italian company Enel Green Power and its South African subsidiary are developing the project.
• It was constructed primarily by Nordex and should generate about 420,000 MWh of power per year.
• The farm began operations in May 2017.
• KfW IPEX-Bank provided the €160 million financing, part of which was secured by an export credit guarantee by the Federal Republic of Germany.
• Enel is a major global operator in the field of renewable energy generation with 740 plants in 15 countries across Europe, North and South America and Africa.

Anna Kozakova - Journalist