Šilale II – the first of Enefit Green's new wind farms will start production in four months

According to the chairman of Enefit Green's management board Aavo Kärmas Šilale II will be first on company's new wind farms to start producing electricity. "Building new wind and solar parks is the main long-term solution to the current energy crisis. Enefit Green is a long-time renewable energy producer in Lithuania and is currently building two new wind farms there with one more investment decision in preparation. It is critically important to add renewable energy to the market fast and Šilale II is on track to start production in the end of this year,” Kärmas said.

The construction of Šilale II wind farm started last September. Currently 11 of the 12 turbine foundations have been laid, the crane pads are ready and two cranes to build up the turbines have been brought to the site. The towers and blades will start arriving to the site and the turbine assembly is about to start.

Šilale II wind farm is planned to start producing electricity in November. After that there will be a few months of testing and fine tuning the system. The project will be fully completed by February 2023.

The wind farm will provide 160 gigawatt-hours of green electricity each year. Each of its 12 turbines is 200meters high and production capacity of 3,6 megawatts.

Enefit Green is currently building four new wind farms in Finland, Estonia and two in Lithuania. The second Lithuanian renewable energy power station – 75-megawatt Akmene wind farm is planned to be completed by the end of 2023.