Lekela’s Noupoort wind farm achieves local content commitments and begins...
Noupoort Wind Farm commenced with the transportation of the various turbine components on 19 October, with the first wind turbine tower sections departing from Atlantis, Cape Town and wind turbine...
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Lekela signs MoU for US$350m wind power station in Egypt, following meeting...
Lekela Power, a $1.9bn pan-African renewable power generation company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for a 250 MW wind power station in...
View ArticleLekela’s Loeriesfontein wind farm turbine foundations amongst the world’s...
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm, majority owned by Lekela Power, has announced that its wind turbine foundations are utilising one of the world’s lowest quantities of Portland cement in the concrete...
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Lekela’s Noupoort wind farm erects first wind turbine
Noupoort Wind Farm (80MW), in South Africa’s Northern Cape, has announced that it has completed the erection of the first of its thirty-five wind turbines. This is a pivotal point in the construction...
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Noupoort wind farm connects to Eskom grid 12 months into construction
Pan-African renewable energy platform Lekela Power today announces its 80 megawatt Noupoort Wind Farm in South Africa’s Northern Cape is now connected to the Eskom grid and commissioning of wind...
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Noupoort wind farm announces all turbines installed
Pan-African renewable energy platform Lekela Power today announced all thirty-five turbines at its Noupoort Wind Farm in South Africa’s Northern Cape are now installed and the project is swiftly moving...
View ArticleLekela Acquires Codevelopment Rights and Commits to Funding the Taiba Ndiaye...
LONDON, 22 June 2016: Lekela Power, the Pan-African renewable energy generation platform delivering utility scale wind and solar power in the region, continues to build on its growth strategy with the...
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Loeriesfontein Wind Farm completes foundations on schedule
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has announced the completion of all 61 of its wind turbine foundations. The final foundation was completed in line with the construction schedule, on 17th June 2016. Work on...
View ArticleKHOBAB WIND FARM STRIVES FOR INDUSTRY FIRST
Khobab Wind Farm has announced the completion of its first foundation pour on 30 June 2016. The foundations are designed using an 89% replacement of cement, one of the world’s lowest carbon wind farm...
View ArticleNOUPOORT WIND FARM – FIRST ROUND 3 REIPPP WIND FARM TO REACH COD
Noupoort Wind Farm has achieved its Commercial Operations Date (COD) on schedule and on budget, making it the first wind farm to successfully achieve operation as part of the third round of the...
View ArticleLOERIESFONTEIN WIND FARM LIFTS FIRST WIND TURBINE
Lekela announces that the Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has completed the lifting of the first of its 61 wind turbines. This is a pivotal point in the construction of the wind farm, with the next major...
View ArticleNOUPOORT WIND FARM IS OFFICIALLY DECLARED OPERATIONAL BY COMMUNITY LEADERS
Noupoort – Northern Cape Noupoort, 13 September 2016: The Northern Cape’s landscape has been forever changed as this region continues to lead the country as the number one renewable energy province....
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OPIC and Lekela Power Sign Commitment for 158 Megawatt Wind Farm in Senegal
New York, N.Y. – The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, and Lekela Power today signed a commitment, while on the side-lines of the...
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LOERIESFONTEIN WIND FARM ACHIEVES HEALTH AND SAFETY MOMENTOUS MILESTONE
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has announced that it has achieved over a million hours without a single lost-time-incident, on the 31 October 2016, which is a health and safety highlight in this renewable...
View ArticleLOERIESFONTEIN WIND FARM CELEBRATES ALL TURBINES IN PLACE
LOERIESFONTEIN WIND FARM CELEBRATES ALL TURBINES IN PLACE Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has announced the completion of all 61 wind turbine installations as well as having achieved over 1,25 million hours...
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LOERIESFONTEIN WIND FARMS LAUNCH REMEDIAL TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm and Khobab Wind Farm have launched a teacher support programme aimed at relieving the burden on overcrowded classrooms in Grades 1 and Grade 3. The Wind Farms have committed to...
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Local Leaders Gather for Consultation at Ayitepa Wind Farm in Ghana
More than one hundred locals gathered at the Church of Pentecost hall in Old Ningo this month to hear the latest updates on the Ayitepa wind farm project. Set to become Ghana’s first utility-scale...
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Ayitepa Wind Farm Completes Refurbishment of Three Local Schools
The Ayitpea Wind Farm project in Ghana has completed the refurbishment of three local schools as part of its Community Investment Plan. The schools, which were selected by the local government based...
View ArticleAnother Landmark as First Turbine Erected at Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye
Lekela, the renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, has erected the first wind turbine for its Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye (PETN) project in Senegal. PETN...
View ArticleLekela Reaches Financial Close on First Wind Project in Egypt
Construction will begin shortly at Lekela’s first project in Egypt, West Bakr Wind, to deliver 250MW of clean, reliable power at a highly competitive price. The project will take advantage of a world...
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