Red Rocket Powers Up South Africa’s Latest Wind Farms

Independent power producer Red Rocket has announced the start of commercial operations at the Rietkloof and Brandvalley wind farms in South Africa.

Each project has a nameplate capacity of 144 MW and was awarded under the fifth bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP). Located in the Western Cape and Northern Cape, respectively, the wind farms consist of 32 turbines and are expected to generate approximately 585 GWh of electricity annually.

Red Rocket led the construction of both projects, with grid connection and power engineering executed by local contractors Power Construction and Besamandla.