Ilmatar, a Nordic energy company and independent power producer (IPP), started commercial production of a 36-turbine wind farm in Alajärvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland.This means that the full-rated capacity of the wind farm of 221 megawatts (MW) is in operation and wind produces around 587 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable energy every year. Ilmatar is planning to build a large-scale solar park and battery storage facilities to complement the wind farm. The additions are meant to be built between 2024 and 2025, with the full-scale plant ready to start commercial production by 2026 at the latest. Japanese Kansai Electric Power, an electric utility operational in the Kansai region in Japan, is a minority shareholder in Alajärvi’s wind farm.
