Fortum and Helen Oy have completed a 380MW wind farm in Finland, following more than two years of construction.
The Pjelax site, located in the areas of Narpio and Kristiinankaupunki, in western Finland, hosts 56 turbines.
The construction of the wind farm began 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, while Helen owns 40%.
Helen will purchase around 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 carbon dioxide emissions,” said Fortum president and chief executive Markus Rauramo.
Helen chief executive Olli Sirkka added: “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 Närpiö-based Simons Infra Oy were responsible for the extensive infrastructure construction work and earthworks at the wind farm.
The special transport of the massive turbines took place through the port of Kaskinen, including 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 also made a significant contribution to ensuring that the project ran smoothly.
At the opening ceremony of the wind farm, local residents celebrated the joint achievement and appreciated the promotion of the transition to clean energy in Finland.