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Kitka Wind Farm

Coordinates: 42°39′21″N 21°39′59″E / 42.65583°N 21.66639°E / 42.65583; 21.66639
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Kitka Wind Farm
Map
Official nameParku i Erës Kitkë
CountryKosovo
LocationKamenica, Kosovo
Coordinates42°39′21″N 21°39′59″E / 42.65583°N 21.66639°E / 42.65583; 21.66639
StatusOperational
Commission date2018
Construction costEUR 73 million
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height110 m
Rotor diameter137 m
Power generation
Units operational27 x 3.8 MW
Make and modelGeneral Electric Energy 3.6-137
Nameplate capacity32.4 MW
Annual net output95.6 GW·h
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Kitka Wind Farm is the first wind farm in Kosovo.[1] It has a nameplate capacity of 32.4 MW and it is estimated to have a total annual output of electricity of 95.6 GWh and supplies enough clean energy to power 10,000 households.[2] The project got commissioned in October 2018.[2]

The Kitka Wind Farm has 9 units of GE 3.6-137 turbines, each with 3.6 MW nameplate capacity from the supplier, GE Renewable Energy.

One of the wind turbines of the Kitka Wind Farm

Kosovo’s power transmission system operator KOSTT said it has signed a connection agreement for a 20 MW expansion of the Kitka wind farm.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "KITKA Wind". www.ebrd.com. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  2. ^ a b Carmen (2022-02-10). "Power plant profile: Kitka Wind Farm, Kosovo". Power Technology. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. ^ "Kosovo's KOSTT signs connection deal for Kitka wind farm expansion". Renewablesnow.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.