Finland wind farm begins operation
After more than 2 years of construction, Fortum and Helen Oy have completed a 380 MW wind farm in Finland.
Image for illustration purposes.
Finland, Helsinki: After more than 2 years of construction, Fortum and Helen Oy have completed a 380 MW wind farm in Finland. The Pjelax Wind Farm, located in the areas of Narpio and Kristiinankaupunki, in western Finland, consists of 56 turbines.
Construction started in January 2022 and was completed on schedule in good cooperation with more than 400 landowners and several local business owners, organisations, and officials. Fortum owns 60% of the site, and Helen owns 40%. Helen will purchase roughly 50% of the wind farm’s electricity production until the end of its life cycle.
“Pjelax is a prime example of how Fortum helps its customers reduce their CO2 emissions,” said Fortum president and chief executive Markus Rauramo.
Helen chief executive Olli Sirkka commented: “The Pjelax wind farm is a significant joint effort by Helen and Fortum to increase renewable electricity production. Wind power generation creates a competitive advantage for Finland. Increasing the supply lowers customers’ electricity prices and enables investments based on the consumption of clean electricity.”
Suvic Oy and Simons Infra Oy were in charge of the extensive infrastructure construction work and earthworks at the site. The special transport of the turbines took place through the port of Kaskinen, with a total of 728 special transport operations. The regional economic impacts will be reflected in municipal land rental income and property tax revenue, totalling millions of euros annually. Finland’s transmission system operator Fingrid and turbine supplier Nordex made a significant contribution to ensuring that the project ran smoothly.
Source: renews.biz
#Fingrid#Finland#Fortum#Helen Oy#Pjelax Wind Farm#Renewables#wind farm