GREECE – With an installed capacity of 50 MW, it will be capable of supplying enough clean, affordable and locally produced energy to meet the annual needs of more than 54,000 homes.
Iberdrola has announced that they have begun commissioning of Askio III wind farm, located in the town of Galatini, in the region of Western Macedonia, Greece. With an installed capacity of 50 MW, it will be capable of supplying enough clean, affordable and locally produced energy to meet the annual needs of more than 54,000 homes.
According to Iberdrola, in just over six months, the company has completed the installation of the 12 wind turbines that make up the wind farm, with 70-meter-long (0.04 miles) blades and a rotor diameter of 150 meters (0.09 miles), as well as all the work necessary to connect them to the grid. In total, around 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) 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.
According to the company, although the plant is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of 1,500 meters (0.9 miles) 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.
Source: Iberdrola