Crane and nacelle during turbine assembly, Karreebosch Wind Farm

Rigging lines run from the lattice boom of the erection crane to the tower head as a nacelle is secured at the Karreebosch Wind Farm near Sutherland - the rotor still to come. Photographed from the R354, late April 2026.

Karreebosch Wind

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construction crane erection karoo karreebosch wind farm lattice crane nacelle northern cape renewable energy rigging sutherland turbine wind wind farm

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