The Fortum-Rusnano wind investment fund has taken the investment decision for a 200MW wind energy project in Russia. The project is the second of the total 1,000MW awarded to the fund in the Russian wind auction in June 2017.
The wind farm is expected to start production during the first half of 2020. Construction of the first 50MW project was started in late 2017 and is expected to start production during the first half of 2019. The Fortum-Rusnano wind investment fund is a 50/50 owned investment partnership to invest in wind power in Russia.