EDF power solutions has started operations on its 420 MW Koruson 1 wind cluster in South Africa (EDF press release, 25/02/2026). Located on the border of the Northern and Eastern Cape of South Africa, the wind cluster is comprised of three wind power plants where 78 wind turbines with a capacity of 5.6 MW each have been installed. The project was awarded by the South African government with a 20-year PPA with the public grid operator under the fifth round of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) in 2021. The project should generate enough power to supply 579 000 South African households each year.
The project was developed by a consortium between EDF power solutions, the South African Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) partners, H1 Holdings, Gibb-Crede, and a local community trust. In addition to the cluster, the consortium constructed the Main Transmission Substation (MTS), designed to connect up to 1.5 GW of renewable energy to the national grid, including the power produced by the Koruson 1 and the Koruson 2 (a 520 MW wind project being developed by EDF power solutions with Envusa Energy). Acording to EDF power solutions’ Southern Africa Vice President, the Koruson 1 is the first of its 1.5 GW portfolio of projects under construction to reach completion.
South Africa aims for wind to account for 21% of its installed capacity by 2030 (5% as of 2024).
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