Lori 1 Wind Farm

Lori 1 Wind Farm is a wind farm located along the Bazum Mountains at Pushkin Pass in Lori, Armenia. It is the country's only wind farm. The wind farm consists of four 660-kW wind turbines and has a capacity of 2.64 MWe.[1][2] 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, the Lori 1 generated only 2.6 GWh of electricity (a yearly average of 296.8 KWe—about 11% of installed capacity).[3]

Lori 1 Wind Farm
The Lori 1 Wind Power plant at Pushkin Pass
Country
LocationLori Province
Coordinates40°54′41.36″N 44°25′52.86″E
StatusOperational
Commission date2005
Construction costUS$3.2 million
Owner(s)High-Voltage Electric Networks of Armenia
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational4 x 660 kW
Nameplate capacity2.6 MW
Planned: 90 MW
External links
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The Armenian and Iranian authorities have agreed to expand the wind farm up to 90 MW.[4]

References
  1. "Wind energy in Armenia: overview of potential and development perspectives" (PDF). US AID. March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. "Armenia Launches Wind Power Plant". PanARMENIAN.Net. 2005-12-07. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  3. PSRC-Q42006-Energy-Main-Indicators Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Public Services Regulatory Commission of The Republic of Armenia, 2007.]
  4. Iran-Armenia Wind Farm


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