Soetwater Wind Farm

(Formerly known as Hidden Valley Wind Energy Facility - Phase 2) Establishment of the Soetwater Wind Farm and associated infrastructure, south of Sutherland, in the Northern Cape. The facility will be established in three phases, which will include 170 wind turbines, up to three on-site 132 kV substations and one on-site 400kV substation, a 400 kV power line linking to a new 400 kV substation to link up to the existing Eskom transmission infrastructure, underground cables linking the turbines to the substation, workshop area and internal access roads to each turbine. Soetwater Wind Farm is proposed on the following farm portions (which collectively occupies land of 95.3 km² in extent): The remainder of and Portion 1, 2 and 4 of Farm Orange Fontein 203 and Annex Orange Fontein 185, Farm Leeuwe Hoek 183, Farm Zwanepoelshoek. The primary components of the Soetwater Wind Farm include up to 56 wind turbines, appropriately spaced to make use of the wind resource on the site. GPS coordinates: 32°47'28.90", E 20°42'44.30"