Ireland’s MRP said the 1.9bn rand ($121m) wind farm is expected to start supplying power to the national grid by July.

It is the first wind farm to be connected to the grid under South Africa’s third round of renewable energy tenders.

“Not only is renewable energy generation cheaper than fossil fuels and nuclear, but this shows it can be built in a fraction of the time,” says Mainstream’s construction manager Martina Flanagan.

“South