Greentech to start construction of Polish wind farm in October

Danish wind-farm manager Greentech Energy Systems A/S announced today that the construction works of its Polish wind turbine project Wojciechowo will start in October 2011.

The 32.2 MW project is jointly developed and will be constructed and operated in a 50:50 joint venture with Polish state-owned energy company Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE).

Construction work is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012.

The Wojciechowo project will comprise 14 wind turbines, each with capacity of 2.3 MW, which will be delivered by German wind turbine maker Nordex.

Final negotiations and signing of all supply contracts are expected shortly, Greentech said.

The Danish company sees large potential in the Poland market in the long term, Peter Hostgaard-Jensen, chairman of the company's board of directors, said.

Nearly Half of Planned Power Plants in Poland Will Be Wind Farms

Only a half of the power plants to be built in the coming years will be fueled by coal, according to data gathered by Polish gas firm PSE Operator, Parkiet writes.

As much as 42% will of the planned plants will be wind farms, while 8% gas power plants, the company writes.

The total output capacity of the planned power plants is estimated at 32 GW, the daily writes.

Tauron Power Unit Plans to Build PLN 200 m Wind Farm

Tauron Ekoenergia, a unit of listed power group Tauron, announced a tender for the provision, assembly and servicing of a 40 MW Wicko wind farm and for a lease on the approximately PLN 200 mln project, Tauron said in a press statement.

The farm is supposed to consist of 20 windmills, each with 2 MW capacity, the statement read. Its completion is due in 2012.

Motions for admission to the tender can be submitted by August 16 and the farm should be launched within 18 months from the agreement signing, the firm also informed.