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48

turbines installed and connected to the grid

168m

height of wind turbines

October 2020

Operations Commenced

111 118

homes to be powered
Wind Turbine Facts
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Construction process

Road Construction

Road Construction

To facilitate the delivery of the turbines, access roads were constructed to each turbine location.

Foundation construction

Foundation construction

Each wind turbine foundation is 19m in diameter and made of concrete and steel and placed below ground level. Each base used over 60 truckloads of concrete.

Cabling

Cabling

The cables which bring the power from each wind turbine to the substation are buried underground.

Substation construction

Substation construction

All the cables meet at the substation where the electricity is transmitted onto the transmission line.

Wind turbine delivery

Wind turbine delivery

All turbine components were routed along the N7.

Wind turbine parts

Wind turbine parts

On delivery, the turbine parts were laid down alongside the respective foundations ready for lifting by crane.

Wind turbine lifting

Wind turbine lifting

It took two cranes working together to build each turbine.

Completion

Completion

The turbines are commissioned, tested and in operation.

Operation

Operation

The project will operate for 20 years.

48

turbines installed and connected to the grid

168m

height of wind turbines

October 2020

Operations Commenced

111 118

homes to be powered
Wind Turbine Facts
FAQs