Enel Green Power has reached commercial operation at its 140MW Oyster Bay onshore wind farm in South Africa.
Oyster Bay is located in the Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape region of the country.
The €180m wind farm will generate over 568 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year and prevent 590,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere.
It brings the number of operational Enel Green Power RSA wind and solar sites in South Africa up to nine projects, with an overall installed capacity of over 800MW.
Enel Green Power RSA country manager William Price said: “The Oyster Bay wind farm was one of five wind projects awarded to Enel Green Power in April 2015.
“The solution is supported by a 20-year power purchase agreement with South African energy utility provider, Eskom, as part of the South African government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme tender.”