Locally manufactured transformer arrives at Perdekraal East Wind Farm

WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA - Perdekraal East Wind Farm located in South Africa's province of Western Cape marked a major milestone in the construction process with the arrival of its main power transformer.

The 500 MVA power transformer was locally manufactured in South Africa. The unit will be housed in the substation that is situated outside of Ceres. Its job is to step up the voltage produced by the wind farm to 400 kV, rendering it suitable for the national grid, reports Biz Community.

Perdekraal East Wind Farm is one of the country's 12 wind farms currently under construction, which went into a sudden lockdown in March. Activity resumed on site, late May, having lost over 50 days of work.
 
The project is preparing for grid connection by the end of July this year.

Source: Reve