Continuing its expansion in the European wind power, EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the wind farm of Fokida 2 and Fokida 3 wind farm, both with an installed capacity of of 23 MW. Located in central Greece just a few kilometres apart, these two wind farms have ten wind turbines each, supplied by
German manufacturer Enercon. Fokida 2 wind farm has been in service since September 2010. Fokida 2 and Fokida 3 facilities are 97.8%-owned by the EDF Energies Nouvelles group via its Greek subsidiary EDF EN Greece. Following the commissioning of the Skopies wind farm (18 MW) in March 2010, these represent the ninth and tenth projects completed by EDF Energies Nouvelles in Greece. A major player in the Greek wind energy industry since 2005, the Group boasts a total gross installed capacity of 251.4 MW. With operations in Europe and North America, EDF Energies Nouvelles is a market leader in green electricity production. With a development focused on wind power for several years and more recently on solar photovoltaic, the Group is also present in other segments of the renewable energies market: small hydro, marine energy, biomass, biofuel and biogas. In addition, the Group is expanding in the distributed renewable energies sector. Source: REVE
