Skanska, Jämtkraft invest $180m in 80MW wind farm in Sweden

Skanska Infrastructure Development and Jämtkraft have invested SEK1.2bn ($180.5m) for the development of 80MW Mullberg Wind Park to be located at Rätan in Berg municipality, Jämtland, Sweden.

Jemtska, an equally owned joint venture of Skanska and Jämtkraft, is responsible for building the project and connecting the wind farm to the mains.

The Mullberg Wind Park is being developed by Eolus Vind.

The wind farm will use 31 turbines to produce over 200GWh of clean electricity which can be sufficiently used to power around 45,000 households.

The construction contract won by Skanska for the project is about SEK200m ($30m).

Skanska Infrastructure Development development director Göran Carlberg said the completion of the Mullberg Wind Park project will produce more electricity than the company dispose of in all of its construction sites and properties in Sweden.

"We will eventually be able to offer green, self-produced electricity for our own developed residential, industrial and office properties," Carlberg added.

"It’s a great step forward for our environmental work."

The companies have started procuring turbine suppliers for the project; while production of electricity is expected to begin in 2013.