Finnish developer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has brought two new wind farms, with a combined capacity of over 180 MW, into production. The projects include the 90 MW Oosinselkä wind farm on Finland's west coast and the 90 MW Alajoki-Peuralinna wind farm in Ostrobothnia. Together, they are expected to generate up to 500,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually.
The Oosinselkä wind farm, located in Pori and Eurajoki, consists of 15 Vestas turbines, while the Alajoki-Peuralinna array, situated in Perho and Kyyjärvi, is powered by 14 Siemens Gamesa turbines. Each site will produce around 250,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually. The projects faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine, and a fire at Hitachi's transformer factory in Vaasa.
Suomen Hyötytuuli's project director, Harri Suutari, reflected on the challenges: “Both projects were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine as well as the fire at the Hitachi transformer factory in Vaasa, so we were not short of challenges. Now both projects have been successfully completed, thanks to all the parties involved.”
With the completion of these wind farms, Suomen Hyötytuuli has nearly doubled its wind energy production. The company currently operates nine wind farms and is working on its largest project to date, the 236 MW Siikajoki wind farm, expected to be finalised by early 2025. Once completed, the company's wind energy capacity will reach 650 MW, producing 1,900 gigawatt hours annually.
