Iberdrola has begun commissioning the Askio 3 wind farm in the town of Galatini, Greece.
With an installed capacity of 50MW, it will be capable of supplying enough clean, affordable and locally produced energy to meet the annual needs of more than 54,000 homes.
In just over six months, the company has completed the installation of the 12 wind turbines that make up the wind farm, with 70m-long blades and a rotor diameter of 150m, as well as all the work necessary to connect them to the grid.
In total, around 30km of cable have been laid, between the three internal medium-voltage circuits and the evacuation line. In addition, the Lygeri substation near the town of Kozani has been extended.
Although the plant is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of 1,500m above sea level and on rocky terrain, the simultaneous execution of civil works, transport and wind turbine assembly, which began in April, has enabled construction to be completed in such a short period of time.
In addition, in order to speed up the commissioning process, all the turbines were tested with the help of generators before being connected to the grid.
Thus, Iberdrola has managed to complete the project before the arrival of winter, which would have delayed the evacuation of the facility’s renewable production to the Greek electricity system for months, due to the heavy accumulation of snow that is common in these mountains.