Enefit Green’s new 43MW Šilalė II Wind Farm (pictured) in Lithuania has delivered its first electricity to the grid.
Four of the farm’s dozen wind turbines have been started, and the remaining ones will start generating electricity for the grid gradually over time.
Field manager for wind energy at Enefit Green Lauri Ulm said: “We have adhered to the goal of starting production as soon as possible in order to add renewable energy to the market.
“We have gone from the beginning of construction to the first bit of output in a little more than a year, which is the minimum time for such a farm.
“We will continue with the testing of the wind farm and connecting the last wind turbines to the grid in order to get the wind farm in Šilalė fully operational.”
The construction of Šilalė II Wind Farm started in September 2021.
The foundations were completed by this summer and the erection of its 12 wind turbines began in July.
The final completion of the wind farm is planned for February 2023.
The farm will have 12 General Electric wind turbines. The nominal power of one wind turbine is 3.6MW and the diameter of its blades is 138 metres.
The wind turbine generator and gearbox are located in the nacelle at a height of 131 metres.
Šilale II Wind Farm is the first of Enefit Green’s four wind farms under construction to start generating electricity.
Purtse Wind Farm in Estonia will start production next, followed by the 75MW Akmenė Wind Farm in Lithuania and the 72MW Tolpanvaara Wind Farm in Finland starting up at the end of 2023.