Smorgon District completes construction of two wind turbines

Smorgon District of Grodno Oblast has completed the first stage of the construction of its wind farm. The unveiling ceremony of two first wind turbines will be held on 17 April, BelTA learnt from Alexander Bozhidai, Deputy Chairman of the Smorgon District Executive Committee.

The project to construct the wind-driven power generators has been implemented by the Belarusian company Aero Stream. The turbines are 58 meters high and produce 600kWh each. They have been set up on the plot of land allocated for the construction of the wind farm near the village of Krevo. The power generators have already passed the test period and produced energy that was transmitted to the energy system of the region.

According to the contract, the private investor will sell the produced energy to the Grodno Oblast electrical company Grodnoenergo. Alexander Bozhidai said that Smorgon District has chosen 25 plots of land that can be used for the construction of wind-driven power generators. The authorities believe that today private investors are interested in energy production as it is profitable. This year alone the Malaya Energetica company is going to set up another four wind turbines on the Krevo Upland. So by the end of the year the total capacity of the wind farm is expected to amount to 3.6MW.

Alexander Bozhidai also noted that the Smorgon District Executive Committee will put up for auction another four plots of land for the construction of wind turbines. Experts believe that Grodno Oblast has large potential for wind energy production. The first Belarusian wind turbine with a capacity of 1.5MW was constructed near the village of Grabniki in Novogrudok District. Today it is the most efficient wind-power unit on the European continental shelf. Another six wind-driven power generators with a capacity of 1.5-2MW will be constructed to the south of the completed site. Dyatlovo District is also building a wind farm, and Oshmyany District has allocated a plot of land for the construction of wind turbines.