Over 200m euros worth of wind energy projects set to become operational

Energias de Portugal (EDP) energy group and Italy’s Enel are due to complete works for the first wind farms they are building domestically in a few months. The two groups’ investments come in the context where CEZ Czech group is about to finalise a wind farm worth 600m euros in Fantanele locality of Dobrogea. “In August, we’ll finish the installation of a 90 MW wind farm in Pestera, Constanta county. There will be 30 turbines overall, of 3 MW each. We’re trying to achieve a pace of three turbines per week,” said Maria Paz Garcia Alajarin, senior analyst in energy management with EDP Renewables, EDP’s renewable energy unit. “We hope to finish works for the second farm we’re building in Romania, in Cernavoda, with a 138 MW capacity, in late 2010 or early 2011,” Alajarin also said. Overall, the Portuguese group’s investments domestically revolve around 400m euros, considering the price per installed MW in the case of wind power is worth up to 1.8 million euros. Another major investor close to finalising its first wind energy projects is Enel. The company’s representatives say they will start tests for a 34 MW farm made up of 17 turbines of 2MW each in Tulcea next week. The Italians will also start work on another 140 MW project. Enel investments are likely to top 300m euros.