Garden Plain Wind Project is a 130MW onshore wind power project. It is planned in Alberta, Canada. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the under construction stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2021 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2023. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by TransAlta. The company has a stake of 100%.
The project is expected to generate 455,000MWh electricity and supply enough clean energy to power 50,000 households. The project cost is expected to be around $282.1m.
The project will have 102.5m high towers.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2021. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2023.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project will be sold to Pembina Pipeline under a power purchase agreement for a period of 18 years. The offtake capacity is expected to be 100MW.
Contractors involved
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will be the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company is expected to provide 26 units of SG 5.0-145 turbines, each with 5MW nameplate capacity.
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About TransAlta
TransAlta Corp (TransAlta) is an electricity generation company. It owns, operates and develops a divergent fleet of electricity generation assets. It generates electricity from a contracted portfolio of assets using diverse sources such as thermal coal, natural gas, hydro, wind and geothermal. TransAlta's service portfolio includes commercial and industrial energy services, wholesale energy solutions, green energy sustainable options and energy management services. It supplies power to municipalities, large and medium industries, businesses and utility customers. It is a major producer of wind power in Canada and hydro-electric power in Alberta. The company has operations and generation facilities in the US, Canada and Australia. TransAlta is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.
