Statkraft has resurrected plans to build a 1GW onshore wind power project in central Norway using Vestas turbines.
The utility along with partners TronderEnergi and investor group Nordic Wind Power will spend €1.1bn constructing six projects under “improved economics” at Fosen.
Construction will commence in the second quarter this year and commissioning will be completed in 2020. A total of 278 V117 and V112 turbines will feature in the “optimised mode” of 3.6MW with delivery due to start in 2018.
“In comparison with the original Fosen-Snillfjord project, the estimated total generation has increased substantially while costs have come down,” it said.
“The original project was terminated early last summer due to lack of profitability. Later the owners joined with Statnett to announce a new assessment of the options for designing a project with improved economics under new primary assumptions,” it added.
The Fosen Vind project portfolio includes the Harbaksfjellet, Roan, Storheia and Kvenndalsfjellet wind farms north of the Trondheim fjord as well as the Geitfjellet and Hitra 2 wind farms south of the Trondheim fjord. The projects will generate 3.4TWh power annually.
Statkraft will be the largest partner with a 52.1% share. Chief executive Christian Rynning-Tonnesen said: “This is an important day. Together with our partners Statkraft has developed the largest renewable energy project in Norway in this millennium. With a 1000MW project we become one of the leading onshore wind players.”
Image: the Statkraft portfolio includes the Smola wind farm (Statkraft)
