Fortum to start building the Ånstadblåheia wind farm in Norway

Fortum is launching construction of the Ånstadblåheia wind farm in Norway. The

construction will begin with ground works in March, and the wind farm is

expected to start production in 2018. Fortum announced the acquisition of three

wind projects on 8 November 2016 and 5 January 2017.



Fortum has decided to purchase 14 wind turbines from Vestas for the

Ånstadblåheia wind farm, resulting in an installed capacity of about 50 MW. The

annual production of Ånstadblåheia is estimated to be more than 150

gigawatt-hours (GWh).



Fortum is now preparing for the construction of the Sørfjord project, expected

to be commissioned in 2019.



Fortum finalised the acquisition of three wind power projects from Nordkraft at

the beginning of January 2017. The transaction consists of the Nygårdsfjellet

wind farm, which is already operational, as well as the fully-permitted

Ånstadblåheia and Sørfjord projects. When built, the total installed capacity

of the three wind farms will be approximately 170 MW. Fortum is cooperating

with Nordkraft on the construction and operation of the wind farms.



“These wind projects are an important step in the implementation of Fortum’s

ambition to grow in wind and solar power. The fact that all the wind farms are

situated in the same area in Norway enables high-efficiency in operations,”

says Philippe Stohr, Vice President of Wind Power at Fortum.



Norway has a market-based electricity certificate support system for renewable

electricity production for assets commissioned before the end of 2020.





Fortum Corporation

Group Communications



Further information:

Philippe Stohr, Vice President, Wind Power, Fortum, tel. +33 6 3039 8223



Pictures of Nygårdsfjellet wind park:

http://fortummedia.digtator.fi:80/public/a5fe41cee18B.aspx



The Nygårdsfjellet, Ånstadblåheia and Sørfjord wind farms



All three wind farms are located in northern Norway.



Installed capacity

Commissioning



Nygårdsfjellet 32 MW 2006 and

2011

Ånstadblåheia 50 MW expected

2018

Sørfjord approx. 90 MW expected

2019





Fortum

Fortum is a leading clean-energy company that provides its customers with

electricity, heating and cooling as well as smart solutions to improve resource

efficiency. We want to engage our customers and society to join the change for

a cleaner world. We employ some 8,000 professionals in the Nordic and Baltic

countries, Russia, Poland and India, and 62% of our electricity generation is

CO2 free. In 2016, our sales were EUR 3.6 billion. Fortum’s share is listed on

Nasdaq Helsinki. www.fortum.com





Vestas

Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions. We

design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and

with close to 82 GW of wind turbines in 76 countries, we have installed more

wind power than anyone else. Through our industry-leading smart data

capabilities and unparalleled more than 71 GW of wind turbines under service,

we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver

best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers, Vestas’ more

than 21,800 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to

power a bright future. http://www.vestas.com