ECOwind, a subsidiary of BayWa’s renewables division, is selling the Austrian wind farm Steinberger Alpe and Soboth with a capacity of 26MW to Kelag.
In 2020, Kelag purchased the 10MW wind farm Orjak in Croatia from BayWa r.e. The current acquisition is expected to be completed in May.Steinberger Alpe and Soboth, located east of Klagenfurt, is the first wind farm in the province of Carinthia.
The eight wind turbines were commissioned in summer 2022 and generate around 60,000MWh of green electricity annually at a height of 1,400 metres to 1,600 metres.
This corresponds to the average annual consumption of about 13,000 Austrian households.Managing director of ECOwind Johann Janker said: “During project development and construction in alpine terrain, our experience from previous projects was of great value.
“Thanks to an outstanding team performance and the involvement of local stakeholders, we were able to commission the wind farm last summer after only a few weeks of construction.”