Project Status
- All Construction and procurement activities are
on schedule & on budget
- 25 km of service and access roads completed
- 44 foundations completed
- Permanent 80M met tower installed fall 2007
- Balance Of Plant (BOP) is approx. 95% complete
- Main transformer delivered to site
- First shipment of 9 complete units completed
Project Schedule
| Environmental assessment |
Jan. 06 to Feb. 07 |
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| Electrical interconnection assessment |
In progress |
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| Begin detailed engineering |
June 2006 |
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| Begin construction of access roads |
May 2007 |
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| Begin installation of wind turbines |
April 2008 |
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| Start up and commissioning |
June-September 2008 |
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| Commercial operation |
October 2008 |
Stages of a Wind
Farm
| Prospecting (Approximately
1 year) |
- Business plan
- Mapping of winds
- Strategic studies
- Legal and regulatory framework
- Analysis of constraints
- Meetings with property-owners
- Preliminary feasibility studies
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| Development (From 1 to 2 years) |
- Installation of wind measurement masts
- Advanced meteorology
- Evaluation of wind energy potential
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| Engineering studies (From 1 to 2 years) |
- Studies of impact on the environment,
wildlife, plant life, the countryside and noise
- Public consultations
- Geological studies
- Network integration studies
- Agreement with property-owners
- Order equipment, agreements with contractors
- Permit applications
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| Construction (From 1 to 2 years) |
- Performance tests
- Construction of access roads
- Construction of foundations
- Erection of the towers
- Installation of electrical equipment,
transformer station and cables
- Testing and start-up
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| Operation (From 20 to 25 years) |
- Maintenance of the wind farm
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