The planned construction of six wind farms in Norway with a combined capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) will represent one of Europe’s largest onshore wind projects. Once completed and commissioned in 2020, the Fosen Vind project wind farms could generate 3.4 TWh power annually.

Vestas will supply turbines for the onshore wind power project. Image source: Vestas.The joint venture company Fosen Vind DA will own the wind farms, while Statkraft will have a 52.1% ownership interest in the company, along with responsibility for the project execution in the construction phase. TrønderEnergi will have an ownership stake of 7.9%. Nordic Wind Power DA, a European investor consortium created by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners and backed by the Swiss utility BKW, has acquired the remaining 40% from Agder Energi, TrønderEnergi, and NTE.

The first delivery of turbines is scheduled for 2018. The project will use 278 wind turbines with a generating capacity of 3.6 MW each. The capacity includes Vestas V117-3.45 MW and V112-3.45 MW turbines with power optimized mode to 3.6 MW.