Longyuan will build the capacity at two wind farms in the North Cape province using 1.5MW turbines supplied by its sister company Guodian United Power, said a statement.

The plants are the De Aar phase 1 and 2 projects of 100MW and 144MW respectively.

Longyuan said it will develop the wind farms as controlling shareholder in a consortium that also includes Mulilo Renewable Energy and the Black Community Company, and with the help of local finance.

Longyuan – China’s biggest domestic wind power operator with 10.6GW