Etana Energy, a leading energy trader in South Africa, will purchase all of the renewable electricity generated from two new wind farms being built by global renewables group ACCIONA Energía, for the first 20 years of operation.
The Zen (100MW) and Bergrivier (94MW) windfarms, with a combined export capacity of 190MW, located between Gouda and Saron in the Western Cape, will produce around 580GWh of renewable electricity per year. This low carbon energy will be supplied to Etana’s customers, including Growthpoint, the V&A Waterfront, Tharisa Minerals, Petra Diamonds and Autocast.
The wind farms will be owned by ACCIONA Energía (51%) and a joint venture between H1 Capital and Chariot Limited (49%). Financial close was achieved on 12th December 2025, construction is expected to commence in the coming weeks, and commissioning is scheduled for mid 2027.
The electricity supplied through these projects will displace around 600,000 tons of CO₂ emissions per year, equivalent to removing more than 225,000 internal combustion engine vehicles from the road.
“These wind projects are another key piece of the puzzle for Etana to provide businesses with renewable energy to cover a high percentage of their total electricity needs. This brings Etana’s generation portfolio to around 300MW of wind and solar projects under construction, alongside the operational Boston Hydro facility, all with fully contracted customer offtake. We are seeing strong and growing interest from South African businesses in cost-competitive clean power and the contractual flexibility of Etana’s offerings. A significant portion of our next phase of wind and solar projects is already committed to our growing portfolio of customers, and our focus is now on taking these projects into construction in the coming months”, said Evan Rice, CEO of Etana Energy.
