Fortum is a leading energy company focusing on the Nordic countries, Russia and the Baltic Rim area and aims to increase its wind power production in its operating area significantly by 2025. To this end, it has now enlisted the help of the state enterprise Metsähallitus, which administers more than 12 million hectares of state-owned land and water areas and develops areas suitable for wind power production together with operators in the field.
According to initial estimates, approximately 18 wind power stations of 2–3 megawatts each can be built in Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää, producing between 100 and 120 GWh of electricity annually. The production would equal 40% of the total electricity consumption of the Kittilä and Sodankylä municipalities.
During the autumn, the project’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) will commence, wind measurements will be set in motion and technical pre-planning will continue. If the project proves to be feasible in further investigations and if the necessary permissions are granted, wind power production could start in Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää around 2013.
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