French onshore wind farm Rives Charentaises delivers first electricity

Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, announces the first grid injections from its 37.4 megawatt Rives Charentaises wind farm.

Straddling two departements, Charente and Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), the wind farm began generating electricity in August with its first eight turbines. The remaining nine turbines will gradually be brought into service by the end of November, to reach a total output of 37.4 megawatts. Annual production will be around 78 gigawatt-hours, saving the equivalent of 12,700 tonnes of CO2 a year. The wind farm is backed by a sales contract with SNCF Voyageurs, via its in-house electricity supplier SNCF Energie, which will buy all the plant's output for 25 years. The wind farm will cover 1.4% of SNCF... ... More: Official Press Release Voltalia

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