“Aulepa wind farm is Eesti Energia’s biggest investment into development of renewable energy. By developing renewable energy projects, we are reducing the environmental impact of the energy sector. The completion of Aulepa wind farm is a major step toward cleaner, more responsible energy production,” said chairman of the Eesti Energia management board Sandor Liive at the opening. Liive said that the completion of Aulepa wind farm supports the Eesti Energia production strategy, one of the primary goals of which is to make energy generation more environmentally friendly.
Eesti Energia Renewable Energy Business Unit director Ando Leppiman says that stricter environmental requirements and EU climate policy speak in favour of the adoption of energy produced from renewable sources. “Thanks to Aulepa wind farm, we can offer Eesti Energia customers electricity produced in an environmentally sustainable manner, cutting annual atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide by 120 000 tons,“ added Leppiman.
Sven Aasa, member of the Aulepa wind farm’s management board and project manager, described the process of completion as “smooth” and praised the cooperation between all of the parties involved: “The work begun last January toward establishing the wind farm proceeded without a hitch.”
Power generated from the wind farm is equivalent to the amount of power consumed per year by 35,000 Estonian families.
