The company filed its application requesting approval from the AUC for the Halkirk I wind project at the end of February 2009. Greengate is expecting to begin construction on the project later this year, with a target commercial operation date of Q1 2011.
Greengate claims that, upon completion, the Halkirk I wind project will be Alberta’s largest operating wind energy project with a total generating capacity of 150MW. The project is located in Central Alberta in the county of Paintearth.
Dan Balaban, president and CEO of Greengate, said: “We are very pleased to have received AUC approval for what will be Alberta’s largest wind energy project. The AUC was very diligent in its review, and with this key approval in place we expect to commence construction later this year.”
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Greengate is a renewable energy project developer. The company is currently developing 1,550MW of wind energy projects.
