The company “Uralenergosbyt” associated with Finnish Fortum managed to get the entire volume of projects for the construction of wind farms in Russia. In this respect writer Kommersant, citing the source.
Uralenergosbyt received 738 MW at an average price of 4.6 rubles. Per 1 kWh, it eliminates the volume of RES that Fortum previously rejected. At the same time, it is not known with what equipment the windmills will be built after the departure of Western suppliers from the Russian market. At the same time, Fortum’s management in Russia has long been trying to negotiate with China on the launch of the corresponding production in the country.
The publication’s sources added that a 2GW wind farm portfolio could attract potential investors among foreigners.
Analysts considered the output of selected wind farm construction projects to be in line with the international benchmark. For example, the average prices for wind farm generation in the world are around $33-63 per 1 MWh. This indicator corresponds to the value of 2.6–5.1 rubles. for 1 kWh.
On February 13, Kommersant newspaper, referring to the statistics of the Trading System Administrator, WroteRussian investors in “green” (carbon-free, hydrogen) production may delay the commissioning of projects with a total capacity of 3 GW due to international sanctions. The main factors that slowed the launch were: the absence of equipment suppliers, increased exchange prices for metals and the high workload of factories in the Russian Federation.