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The Noupoort Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Umsobomvu Local Municipality, built 10 km east of Noupoort in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[1]

Noupoort Wind Energy Facility
Country	South Africa
Location	Umsobomvu Local Municipality
Coordinates	31.180°S 25.045°E / -31.180; 25.045
Status	Commissioned
Construction began	2015
Commission date	2016
Owner(s)	Lekela Power Consortium
Operator(s)	Mainstream Renewable Power
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Power generation
Units operational	35
Make and model	Siemens turbines of 2.3 MW each
Nameplate capacity	80MW
[edit on Wikidata] Main Sub-Contractors: Siemens (Turbines), Concor and Consolidated Power Projects (Construction), Gestamp Wind Turbine Tower Factory

Construction commenced May 2015. Delivery of turbines commenced April 2016. Construction was completed mid-2016.[2] It has the capacity to provide power for 91 835 South African homes.[3]

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