Red-tipped turbine blade and escort convoy en route to Wind Garden Wind Farm

A red-tipped Vestas turbine blade rides an orange root clamp on its multi-axle trailer as a yellow escort bakkie and a line of support vehicles shepherd the abnormal load along the R350 near Makhanda. Operational turbines turn on the ridge behind, while this blade heads for the 94.5 MW Wind Garden Wind Farm under construction in the Eastern Cape. Wind Garden is NOA Group's first wholly owned large-scale wind project, financed by Standard Bank and selling power privately to commercial and industrial customers.

Wind Garden

Sustainable Development Goals

7. Affordable and Clean Energy

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abnormal load component convoy eastern cape escort vehicle makhanda red blade tip transport turbine blade wind wind farm construction wind-garden

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