Diaz Wind Power Project, Luderitz

An international consortium will build a wind energy plant near the coastal town of Luderitz, in Nambia at a cost of about $150 million which will initially add 44 megawatts of generation capacity. The project would consist of between 18 and 22 huge wind turbines, each towering an impressive 132 meters into the sky. The total area cleared at each Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) will therefore be 2 650 square metres. For the internal roads, a minimum area of 3,5ha will have to be cleared. For the substation and support facility will require an area of about 100m by 100m. This will require an area of 1ha must be cleared. In total an estimated 10ha must be cleared for the project activities. The exact co-ordinates are currently not available however the approximate area of location is lat: -26.6420382; long: 15.1639082.