Albany is a 35.4MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Western Australia, Australia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in July 2001.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 35.4 35.4 – Active Western Australia, Australia Verve Energy

Description

The project was developed by Verve Energy and is currently owned by Bright Energy Investments with a stake of 100%.

The project generates 104GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 24,722 households. The project cost is $40m.

The project has 65m high towers.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in July 2001.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Synergy under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors Involved

BP Solar and ENERCON Power were selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.

Albany (Albany I) is equipped with Enercon E-66-1.8 turbines. The phase consists of 12 turbines with 1.8MW nameplate capacity.

Albany (Albany II) is equipped with Enercon E-70 / 2,300 kW turbines. The phase consists of 6 turbines with 2.3MW nameplate capacity.

ENERCON Power and TW Power Services were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.

Methodology

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