Georgian construction firm plans country’s largest wind farm
Georgian construction firm plans country’s largest wind farm | Windpower Monthly
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering a loan to fund development of what would be Georgia’s largest wind farm.
Peri – a Georgian energy and infrastructure construction company – is developing the 206MW Ruisi project in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia through a special purpose vehicle, JSC Wind Power.
Georgia has 70.7MW of operational onshore wind capacity, according to Windpower Intelligence, the research and data division of Windpower Monthly. It has a further 474MW under development, including the planned Ruisi project.
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