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- Earth & Wire, the independent electricity retail brand currently developing overย 20 GW of renewable energy projects across multiple provinces in South Africa,ย has signed an LOI to launch a co-development cooperation with Vestas, theย worldโs leader in wind power and sustainable energy solutions.ย
- Headquartered in Denmark, Vestas designs, manufactures, installs and servicesย wind turbines, with a current installed base of over 145 GW of wind power capacity in 85 countries.
The agreement forms a key part in the overall development of the portfolio ofย Earth & Wire renewable energy projects that includes secured land parcelsย totalling over 400,000 hectares across the Eastern Cape, Western Cape,ย Northern Cape, Mpumalanga and Free State provinces of South Africa. Read more
The portfolio consists of wind, solar, bio-methanol and green hydrogen, batteryย storage and bio-mass project opportunities with a potential of up to 17 GWof ย wind power capacity, at various stages of development.ย In terms of the agreement, Vestas will install and commission meteorologicalย measurement masts; collect wind data for analysis and calculations of annualย energy yields; offer state-of-the-art turbine technology solutions, best suited toย the climate conditions of each site; provide wind & site development services;ย establish fully-optimized wind farm layouts as well as provide the wind farmย EPC supply and construction services comprising of wind turbines, balance ofย plant, as well as long-term operation and maintenance services.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
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We need to sort power problems with supply and cost out