Renewable energy company, OX2, has been commissioned to build the 112-MW Raskiftet wind farm in Norway. The project will be delivered turnkey, and it represents OX2’s first Norwegian construction project.
The client is a joint venture company held by German municipal utilities company, Stadtwerke München, and its Norwegian counterparts Eidsiva Energy and Gudbrandsdal Energy.
Raskiftet wind farm will comprise of 31 turbines and is expected to produce 370 GWh of power each year. It will be commissioned at the end of 2018.
Austri Vind, which is owned by Gudbrandsdal Energy and Eidsiva Energy, has worked on development of the project since 2010 and has cooperated with OX2 since 2015 in order to, among other things, secure financing. The entry of Stadtwerke München as a majority shareholder in the project company will enable OX2 to start the construction work.
“Thanks to the good and professional collaboration with OX2, our renewable energies expansion campaign will take a further step forward,” shared Bettina Hess, spokeswoman Stadtwerke München. “Along with the onshore wind park in Sweden commissioned last year, this will be our second major renewable project in Scandinavia.”
Hess added: “By 2025, SWM aims to generate enough green power in its own installations to supply all of Munich, making Munich the first million city worldwide to have reached this target. Wind power will play a significant role in achieving this.”
Raskiftet wind farm will be built in Raskiftet, in the municipalities of Åmot and Trysil, Norway. It will be composed of 31 wind turbines. When the plant is commissioned at the end of 2018, it will produce some 370 GWh of new renewable electricity per year.
Facts about the project:
– Estimated electricity generation GWh per year: about 370 GWh
– Scheduled operation start: end of 2018
– Owners: Stadtwerke München (60%), Gudbrandsdal Energi (20%), Eidsiva Energi (20%)
– EPC supplier: OX2
“We have enjoyed a rewarding collaboration with all the parties involved in the project, and we are now looking forward to building and delivering yet another high-quality wind farm“ says Paul Stormoen, Managing Director of OX2 Wind.
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