UAB Ignitis Renewables starts commercial operation of 63 MW Mažeikiai wind farm

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AB “Ignitis grupė”, through its subsidiary company UAB Ignitis Renewables, has reached the commercial operation date (COD), after the legal liability of wind turbines transfer from the supplier Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG.

The project comprises 14 wind turbines with 4.5 MW capacity each. The onshore wind farm is located in the Židikų neighborhood, Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania, and will help to power over 50 thousand homes with clean renewable energy.

Mažeikiai wind farm is now fully operational, despite that for one of the fourteen wind turbines, legal liability is expected to be taken over in September 2023, due to additional work required.

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