Wpd, Orange finalize PPA for Jarocin Wschod and Krotoszyn wind farms

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wpd has concluded an offsite corporate PPA with physical delivery in Poland. Orange Polska S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orange S.A., has been secured to take delivery of the green electricity generated in the two wind farm projects Jarocin Wschod and Krotoszyn.

Both wind farms will be built in the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, in central Poland. The site for the Jarocin Wschod wind farm is located about 11 km southeast of the city of Jarocin. It will be comprised of two GE 2.5-120 turbines with a hub height of 120 meters and will have an installed capacity of five MW. The second project will be realized about 83 km southeast of Poznan and five km northwest of the city of Krotoszyn. Four GE 2.5-120 turbines with a hub height of 120 meters and an installed capacity of 10 MW will be installed.

Starting in 2021, the two wpd projects will supply Orange Polska with a total of approximately 500 GWh of green electricity over a period of ten years.

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