South Africa: First turbines synchronised at Sere wind farm

Eskom has announced that the first seven wind turbines at its 100MW Sere wind farm were commissioned on 10 October. “The achievement of this milestone is in line with our target date of December 2014 and we remain on track to be in full commercial operation by end-March 2015,” said senior general manager for renewables Ayanda Nakedi. The R2.5bn ($227m) plant is expected to produce 298,000MWh/yr. Meanwhile, Italy’s Moncada Energy Group has completed the R1.75bn 75MW De Aar 3 solar photovoltaic power plant in the Northern Cape.