Boralex has commissioned the 12MW Preveranges wind farm in the Cher department of France.
The project, located in the communes of Saint-Saturnin and Preveranges, consists of four Nordex N117 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3MW.
The wind farm will produce 22.5GWh of green energy annually, enough to cover the annual electricity needs of approximately 11,000 French residents. The site will be maintained by Boralex teams based in Cournon d’Auvergne, less than two hours away from the site.
The commissioning brings Boralex’s installed capacity in France to 1210MW and its total worldwide to 3029MW.
Executive vice-president and general manager, Europe at Boralex Nicolas Wolff said: “Electricity needs are rising steeply as we move away from fossil fuels. Competitive, mature and rapidly deployable, wind and solar are the only energy sources capable of supporting this societal and energy transition through to 2030.
“Built in 10 months, the Preveranges wind farm is already making a concrete contribution to France’s low-carbon strategy. It is the second Boralex wind farm to be commissioned in 2023.”