Lori 1 Wind Farm | |
Coordinates: | 40.9115°N 44.4314°W |
Location: | Lori Province |
Status: | O |
Commissioned: | 2005 |
Cost: | US$3.2 million |
Owner: | High-Voltage Electric Networks of Armenia |
Ps Units Operational: | 4 x 660 kW |
Wind Farm Type: | Onshore |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 2.6 MW Planned: 90 MW |
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. 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]