The construction will start immediately and the development will employ several hundred full-time employee equivalents and will, in addition, mean ongoing deliveries of goods and services from the business community in the region, says Per Ove Skorpen, CEO of Norsk Vind.
Ewz acquires Måkaknuten wind farm, in the municipalities of Gjesdal and Bjerkreim, and Norsk Vind is to build and operate the wind power plant. The fact that ewz is purchasing the wind power plant, means that the project finally may be realised after a long development process, says Per Ove Skorpen, CEO of Norsk Vind. The construction will start immediately and the development will employ several hundred full-time employee equivalents and will, in addition, mean ongoing deliveries of goods and services from the business community in the region.
During the operational phase, the expected requirement will be for around five full-time employees with local affiliations. The wind power plant will also provide both host municipalities with tax revenue during the entire operational phase. In 2019, roads, staging areas and foundations will be built, and the 22 wind turbines will be ready to be put in operation at the end of the third quarter of 2020.
The Måkaknuten wind farm is one of the projects in the so-called Bjerkreim cluster. The estimated annual production of the wind farm is approximately 350 kWh. This represents the consumption of approximately 17,000 norwegian households. The wind power plant will also provide both host municipalities with tax revenue during the entire operational phase.