Listen: 275 M.W. of wind- and solar-generated electricity to feed into the national electricity-grid in October.

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Up to 275 MW of additional electricity, generated by wind and solar projects, will this month start feeding into the national electricity-grid.

The projects are set to reach commercial operation this month after delays caused by the covid-19 lockdown.

Two wind-farms, situated here in the Western Cape, will provide 143 MW of wind-energy, while 2 solar-farms, situated in the Northern Cape, will deliver 132 MW of electricity.

The CEO of the South African Wind Energy Association, Ntombifuthi Ntuli, says more wind-farms will come online, by the end of next year.

Ntuli says renewable-energy operations hold many benefits for South Africa.

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