Stor-Skälsjön wind farm in Sundsvall and Timrå municipalities in northern Sweden has announced completion through developers Eolus and Hydro Rein. The 260 MW onshore wind farm will produce around 800 GWh of renewable energy annually from its 42, 200-meter tall, Siemens Gamesa wind turbines.
Project factsheet
Location: Near Slättmon in Sundsvall and Timrå, Northern Sweden
Owner: Hydro Rein and MEAG
Developer: Eolus-Hydro Rein JV
Asset manager: MEAG
Asset management services by: Eolus as per a 15-year contract
Wind farm type: Onshore
Annual production: 800 GWh
Production capacity: 260 MW
Turbine units: 42
Turbine height: 200 meters
Rotor diameter: 170 meters
Contractor: Siemens Gamesa for wind turbines
Start of construction: 2022
Contractor: Svevia for construction activities
Wind turbine installation date: 2023
Completion of construction: 2025
Project commissioning date: 2025
Eolus and Hydro Rein’s Stor-Skälsjön wind farm project in Sweden
Located in Sundsvall and Timrå municipalities in northern Sweden, plans were to have the wind turbine supply Telenor. The telecom infrastructure provider signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement with Hydro Energi. This is according to Hydro Rein, a leading provider of renewable energy to industrials.
To join the ranks of other wind energy projects across Europe in supplying the electricity grid, Eolus and Hydro Rein’s Stor-Skälsjön wind farm in Sweden will also address the needs of the locals.
Alongside the awarding of community grants to the locals since last year, an estimate of 160,000 homes in the northern Sweden location will also benefit from the farm’s renewable energy generation. Regarding the grants, a local school and community center have so far been among the inaugural recipients. According to Eolus, these will be distributed annually for the entire lifespan of the wind farm.
The 2024 to 2025 construction completion delay
According to official sources in Eolus, after construction activities broke-ground in 2022, and Svevia got to the digging, hauling, and all entails of construction, technical issues arose. These have so far been tied to a supplier. This is what brought about the delay and pushed the completion and commissioning date for Eolus and Hydro Rein’s Stor-Skälsjön wind farm from 2024 to 2025.
Svevia also handled the installation of crane sites, foundations, roads, and power grids for the renewable wind energy project in Sweden.
Back to business on the Stor-Skälsjön wind farm
Expressing the delight of a greener future for the project and companies involved, the CEO of Eolus said the following in an official statement. “We are pleased that the project has now reached completion, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with Hydro Rein and MEAG”. A collaboration that will majorly feature, “[…] under the asset management agreement for the facility”, said Per Witalisson in official statement. Witalisson is the CEO of Eolus.
