Lori 1 Wind Farm
The Lori 1 Wind Power plant at Pushkin Pass
Country
LocationLori Province
Coordinates40°54′41.36″N 44°25′52.86″E / 40.9114889°N 44.4313500°E / 40.9114889; 44.4313500
StatusOperational
Commission date2005
Construction costUS$3.2 million
Owner(s)High-Voltage Electric Networks of Armenia
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational4 x 660 kW
Nameplate capacity2.6 MW
Planned: 90 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Lori 1 Wind Farm is a wind farm in Armenia located along the Bazum Mountains at Pushkin Pass in Lori, Armenia. The first wind farm in the country, it has four 660-kW wind turbines and has a capacity of 2.64 MWe.[1] Completed in December 2005 by the Iranian company Sunir with US$3.2 million funding from Iran, it is owned by the High-Voltage Electric Networks of Armenia.[1] In 2006, Lori 1 generated only 2.6 GWh of electricity (a yearly average of 296.8 KWe—about 11% of installed capacity).[2]

The Armenian and Iranian authorities have agreed to expand the wind farm up to 90 MW.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wind energy in Armenia: overview of potential and development perspectives" (PDF). US AID. March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. PSRC-Q42006-Energy-Main-Indicators Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia, 2007.]
  3. Iran-Armenia Wind Farm


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