Dong Energy has acquired the Karcino onshore wind farm project in Poland from the Eurotrust-owned company Aktiv Wind. The wind farm is expected to have a capacity of up to 51MW.
According to the company, the wind farm is expected to commence operations in 2010, and the overall construction budget totals around DKK600 million including Dong Energy’s cash purchase price for the shares, provisionally calculated to be DKK38 million.
It said that the required official authorization and building permits have already been issued for the wind farm, which is situated in the north-western corner of Poland near the Baltic Sea.
In Poland, Dong Energy already operates the Lake Ostrowo wind farm, and is currently building the Karnice-I wind farm. Both wind farms have a capacity of around 30MW, and both are situated in the same region as Karcino.
Anders Eldrup, CEO of Dong Energy, said: “The purchase of the Karcino project consolidates Dong Energy’s position in Poland, where there are good opportunities for wind power production. The project is a step in our strategy to develop the renewable energy sources.”
Headquartered in Denmark, Dong Energy is one of the energy groups in Northern Europe. The company’s business is based on procuring, producing, distributing and trading in energy and related products in Northern Europe.
