Turbine nacelle at the Wind Garden laydown area, Eastern Cape

A Cleveland Crane Hire mobile crane works beside a turbine nacelle at the Wind Garden laydown area near Makhanda, framed by out-of-focus winter aloe blooms. Each of the project's 21 turbines is rated at 4.5 MW, together delivering 94.5 MW - an estimated 287 GWh a year, offsetting over 300,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

Wind Garden

Sustainable Development Goals

7. Affordable and Clean Energy

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construction eastern cape garden laydown area makhanda mobile crane nacelle noa group wind wind-garden wind turbine construction

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shot_date: 2026-07-13
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