Only about 4 000 breeding pairs are left, making them more threatened than the rhino. However, while renewable energy is desirable to slow global warming, many wind farms are in remote areas and a report by BirdLife SA reveals that six endangered Cape vultures have been mowed down by these turbines so far. So far, this has resulted in 22 fully operational windfarms producing 1 876.6 megawatts of power.Ī further 12 facilities are awaiting long overdue sign-off from Eskom and a further two are in construction. Large swaths of country covered in turbines, such as in the Jeffreys Bay area in the Eastern Cape, are a result of rapid wind energy development since 2011 as part of government’s renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme. Johannesburg – The monumental wind turbines sprouting up across South Africa’s landscape are cutting down rare and endangered bird species that have to run the gauntlet of kilometres of airspace filled with deadly, moving blades.
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