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IN JUNE THIS YEAR Rubicept (Pty) Ltd, the developers of the Metrowind Van Stadens Wind Farm, announced the arrival of the first shipload of Sinovel wind turbine components for the project. The components arrived in the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro.
Basil Read Matomo, subsidiary of the JSE-listed construction, mining, development and engineering group Basil Read, confirmed that the turbines were transported on two ships from China that arrived in South Africa on 6 and 10 June respectively.
Marius von Wielligh, Director of Energy at Basil Read Matomo, said: "The arrival of the first shipload of turbines is a significant milestone for...