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Babadag Wind Farm

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Official name
  
Parc Eolian Babadag

Location
  
Babadag, Tulcea County

Commission date
  
2011

Make and model
  
Suzlon

Construction cost
  
23 million EUR

Country
  
Romania

Status
  
Operational

Owner(s)
  
Martifer

Construction began
  
April 2010

Babadag Wind Farm

The Babadag Wind Farm (also referred as Renewable Energy Production Facilities in Babadag; Romanian: Parc Eolian Babadag) is a wind farm in Babadag, Tulcea County, Romania. The wind farm is owned and operated by Eviva Nalbant, a subsidiary of Portuguese multinational company Martifer. The project was developed as a joint implementation project. The wind park was financed with €23 million loan from Banca Comercială Română.

The project started in 2007 when Eviva Nalbant conducted a preliminary wind resource assessment and pre-feasibility assessment. The concession contract with Babadag Municipality was signed in September 2007. In 2008, a turbine supply contract was signed with Suzlon Energy. In April 2009, the project was revised and optimized based on on-site measurement data. A construction permit was issued in March 2010 and construction started in April 2010.

The wind farm is located on 260 hectares (640 acres). It contains two locations: Babadag I (16 turbines) and Babadag II (four turbines). Originally, the project was to include 48 wind turbines with a nominal capacity 1 MW each. However, the project was delayed and it was later change to have 20 Suzlon S88 turbines with a nameplate capacity of 2.1 MW each. The hub-height is 79 metres (259 ft) and the rotor diameter is 88 metres (289 ft).

References

Babadag Wind Farm Wikipedia