Prieska Power Reserve Wind Turbine Facility

An opportunity arose in 2014 for PRIESKA POWER RESERVE (PTY) LTD when access was gained to leasable land about 10 km southeast of Prieska in the Northern Cape. Since then, PRIESKA POWER RESERVE (PTY) LTD has undertaken feasibility investigations for the flexible production of green hydrogen and ammonia from variable solar and wind energy. Prieska and surrounding areas prove to have extremely good solar and wind load factors. PRIESKA POWER RESERVE (PTY) LTD developed a model to utilise these load factors to produce green ammonia of which the hydrogen content is derived from the renewable energy sources, Solar and Wind (energy production). The Power Reserve Wind Turbine Facility forms phase 3 of this broader project and include: Installed hardware will deliver up to 138,6 MW AC by wind generation technology, followed by an additional 85,8 MW AC. The following associated infrastructure will be included: Wind turbines, A 132 kV transmission line towards the Burchell substation will be constructed adjacent to the existing Burchell-Copperton 132 kV transmission line, combiner stations, substation and water lines, internal access roads, and a perimeter fence. The Prieska Power Reserve Wind Turbine Facility & Associated Infrastructure is proposed to be established on a portion of the RE/1 of the Townlands of Prieska, portions of the farm Karabee 50, Prieska's Poort 51, and T'Keikans Poort 71, which lies approximately 6km south of Prieska CBD in the Northern Cape.