May 22 (Reuters) - Neoen SA NEOEN.PA :
* NEOEN AND PROKON LAUNCH CONSTRUCTION OF TWO WIND FARMS IN
FINLAND TOTALLING 161.2 MW
* CONSTRUCTION OF NEOEN AND PROKON’S STORBÖTET (105.4 MW)
AND
LUMIVAARA (55.8 MW) WIND FARMS IN FINLAND HAS BEGUN
* THE TWO WIND FARMS WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN 2025
* THEY ARE BOTH UNDERPINNED BY 10-YEAR POWER PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
(PPAS) WITH EQUINIX, COVERING 60% OF THE ENERGY GENERATED BY
STORBÖTET AND 80% OF THE ENERGY GENERATED BY LUMIVAARA
* THE STORBÖTET WIND FARM IS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
UUSIKAARLEPYY, IN THE REGION OF OSTROBOTHNIA, AND WILL COMPRISE
17 VESTAS WIND TURBINES WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 105.4 MW
(COMPARED TO THE 95 MW ORIGINALLY PLANNED)
* THE LUMIVAARA WIND FARM IS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
HYRYNSALMI, IN THE REGION OF KAINUU. IT WILL COMPRISE 9 VESTAS
WIND TURBINES, WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 55.8 MW (COMPARED TO THE
53 MW ORIGINALLY PLANNED)
* NEOEN HOLDS 80% OF THE SHARES IN EACH PARK, WITH THE
REMAINING
20% BELONGING TO PROKON
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