Nygårdsfjellet wind farm
Nygårdsfjellet wind farm in northern Norway was completed in two instalments: in 2006 and 2011. With a capacity of 32 MW, Nygårdsfjellet produces renewable energy corresponding to the electricity lighting up a town of around 30,000 households a year.
Location
Narvik, Norway
Number of turbines
14
Capacity
32 MW
Nygårdsfjellet wind farm is located in Narvik municipality, in northern Norway. The 14 wind turbines are spread around one of the reservoirs of Nygård power plant, Skitdalsvatn.
Local suppliers of snow removal, road maintenance and other services related to the operation of service buildings have an ongoing dialogue with Nordkraft.
Fortum exits asset management of the co-owned wind parks in Sweden and Norway
Fortum exits asset management services from its co-owned wind parks in Sweden and Norway, The joint venture owned by Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) (80%) and Fortum (20%), have entered into an agreement with Arise AB (publ), who will take over the asset management services for the wind parks Nygårdsfjellet, Ånstadblåheia, Sørfjord in Norway, and Solberg in Sweden. Fortum will continue to provide technical and commercial services for the Kalax wind farm in Finland.
The change will come into force on 1.10.2025. The current change in asset management services will not have an impact on the ownership of the joint venture.
Fortum’s ambition in wind and solar power remains high. Fortum has a target to reach a Nordic pipeline of at least 800 MW ready-to-build projects linked to long-term power purchase agreements by the end of 2026 to serve new customer demand. Fortum has a development pipeline of approximately 5 GW of new wind and solar power projects in permitting in Finland, Sweden and Norway.
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