Karahka, Oulainen
Current information about Karahka Wind farm
Karahka wind farm is located in Northern Ostrobothnia, in the municipality of Oulainen. Site is situated around five kilometres to north from the centre of Oulainen. Wind farm was planned in approximately 2300 hectares area pointed in Northern Ostrobothnia’s 3rd phase regional land use plan.
Wind farm consists of 25 wind turbines with total generation capacity of about 147,5 MW. Turbine type is Nordex Group's N163/5.9. Fingrid’s Keskikylä / Valkeus substation was used as a grid connection point.
Wind power local master plan and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) were executed as a joint procedure. The local master plan and building permits gained legal force in January 2022.
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Project information
Time schedule
| 2016 | Commencement of wind farm planning |
|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Nature and environmental surveys |
| 2017 | Zoning agreement with municipality of Oulainen |
| 2018 | Approval of Northern Ostrobothnia’s 3rd phase regional land use plan |
| 2019-2021 | Local master plan and environmental impact assessment (EIA) |
| 2022 | Building permits |
| 2022 | Commencement of construction |
| 2024 | Commercial commissioning of wind farm |
