The first wind farm has started operating in Zakarpattia. Video

The first wind farm has started operating in Zakarpattia. Video shutterstock

Anna Velyka

As of July 31, it has already produced 98,000 kWh of electricity

The first wind turbine of the Ostrovsky wind park was launched in test mode in the mountain village of Nyzhni Vorota in Mukachevo region.

This was reported by Zakarpattya 24.

The wind turbine is installed on the border of Lviv and Zakarpattia regions. It is equipped with a 4.8 MW turbine, but the wind farm is currently operating in test mode with a capacity of 1.8 MW.

In terms of technical characteristics, this wind turbine can be classified as a medium-sized wind turbine compared to other wind turbines already operating in Ukraine. It is capable of providing electricity for 3000 households.The first wind farm has started operating in Zakarpattia. Video.

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Video: Telegram channel "Energy of Transcarpathia".

In January, EcoPolitic talked about installation of this first turbine of the "Ostrovskyi" wind park. In March, it also became known that in the Poltava region plan to install WPP with an area of ​​47,000 ha.

In May, EcoPolitic reported that local deputies, despite activists' protests, supported construction of wind generators on the plains of Runa. We also talked about what additional power, according to experts, will give new wind turbines to the energy system.

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