Meag has signed an agreement to purchase 75% of the shares in the 260MW wind power project Stor-Skälsjön in Sweden from Eolus and Hydro Rein. Hydro Rein will remain co-owner of the project with a 25% interest.
Eolus and Hydro Rein acquired the project, which is located in Sundsvall and Timrå municipalities in Sweden (price zone SE2), from Enercon in June 2021. The wind farm will comprise 42 Siemens Gamesa SG 6.6-170 wind turbines. Construction has started and commissioning is planned for autumn 2023. Eolus and Hydro Rein will jointly construct the wind farm on behalf of the investors under a Construction Management Agreement (CMA). As part of the agreement Eolus has also been entrusted to provide technical, operational and administrative services for the wind farm on a 15-year contract.