Kitka Wind Farm Explained

Kitka Wind Farm
Name Official:Parku i Erës Kitkë
Coordinates:42.6558°N 21.6664°W
Country:Kosovo
Location:Kitkë, Kamenica
Status:Operational
Commissioned:2018
Cost:EUR 73 million
Wind Farm Type:Onshore
Wind Hub Height:110 m
Wind Rotor Diameter:137 m
Ps Units Operational:27 x 3.8 MW
Ps Units Manu Model:General Electric Energy 3.6-137
Ps Electrical Capacity:32.4 MW
Ps Annual Generation:95.6

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 was commissioned in October 2018.

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. In 2020, Kosovo’s power transmission system operator KOSTT said it had signed a connection agreement for a 20 MW expansion of the Kitka wind farm.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: KITKA Wind . 2023-06-06 . www.ebrd.com . en.
  2. Web site: Carmen . 2022-02-10 . Power plant profile: Kitka Wind Farm, Kosovo . 2023-06-13 . Power Technology . en-US.
  3. Web site: Kosovo's KOSTT signs connection deal for Kitka wind farm expansion . 2023-06-13 . Renewablesnow.com . en.