Puutionsaari, Haapavesi
Current information about Puutionsaari Wind farm
Project area of Puutionsaari wind farm is located in Northern Ostrobothnia, in the municipality of Haapavesi. It is situated around eleven kilometres to west from the centre of Haapavesi. Wind farm is planned in approximately 3300 hectares area pointed in Northern Ostrobothnia’s 3rd phase regional land use plan.
Project area consists of at most 49 wind turbines with total generation capacity of at least 300 MW. It is planned to use Fingrid’s Uusnivala substation as a grid connection point. Electricity transmission is being planned in collaboration with OX2.
The environmental impact assessment report for the Puutionsaari wind power project has been supplemented with regard to electricity transmission in 2022. The general planning of the power line was completed in 2023.
The project has utilized the joint procedure of the wind power master plan and environmental impact assessment (EIA). The Puutionsaari master plan was approved in February 2021 and became legally binding in May 2024.
In addition to wind power, a solar power production is planned for the project area. The preliminary size of the solar farm is about 160 hectares, and the farm's capacity is approximately 100 MWp.
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Time schedule
| 2016 | Commencement of wind farm planning |
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| 2016 | Zoning agreement with municipality of Haapavesi |
| 2017 | Nature and environmental surveys |
| 2018 | Approval of Northern Ostrobothnia’s 3rd phase regional land use plan |
| 2019 | Nature and environmental surveys |
| 2019–2021 | Local master plan and environmental impact assessment (EIA) |
| 2021–2023 | Transmission line general design and environmental impact assessment (EIA) |
| 2024 | Building permits |
| 2025 | Commencement of construction |
| 2028-2029 | Commercial commissioning of wind farm |
