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Jeffreys Bay
Project Background
In 2002 the Kouga Wind Farm was proposed on part of Sunnyside dairy farm, outside Jeffreys Bay.
The Municipality was very supportive and representative on the Steering Committee set up in 2006 to develop one of the first commercial wind farms in the South Africa. The Development Bank of South Africa, also a representative on the Steering Committee was instrumental in getting the first phase of what is now the larger Jeffreys Bay project off the ground. In March 2009, the proponents of wind farm, Genesis Eco Energy, received Environmental authorisation for a 16MW wind farm on that site.
The project has since expanded, into the 138MW Jeffreys Bay Wind farm when the joint venture, Mainstream SA was formed. Mainstream SA was formed by uniting international development company Mainstream Renewable Power and local developer, Genesis Eco Energy in March 2009. On the 15th of April 2011, the Department of Environmental Affairs granted the project a full Record of Decision (ROD) for the expanded project size.
The Jeffreys Bay Windfarm represents one of most progressed wind farm development projects in South Africa. This flagship project is essentially ‘shovel ready’ and is currently preparing to make its application to the Department of Energy’s renewable energy procurement process in November 2011.
