Deal #10491

Land area

Intended size

2 300 ha

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[current] 2300 ha

Comment on land area

The wind farm is constructed on 2 300 hectares of land in Swellendam, an area known as one of the largest agricultural producing areas in the country

Intention of investment

[current] Wind farm (2300 ha)

Carbon offset project

No

Nature of the deal

Lease

Comment on nature of the deal

Sufficient land was secured under long-term lease ,page 21, of data source ID:jDk5GqxF

Negotiation status

[2014, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

[2010-12] Startup phase (no production)
[2022, current] In operation (production)

Comment on implementation status

The Roggeveld Wind Farm site was selected by G7 as potentially suitable from a wind resource perspective and once landowner agreements had been granted the wind measurement campaign commenced with the erection of a temporary 15 m wind monitoring mast (pre-August 2010) and four permanent 60 m wind monitoring masts (to be constructed during October - December2010) (2).Another source indicated that the project construction is likely to commence in 2019 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in February 2022