Once operational that is set for late 2014, the project, which will use Ontario-made wind turbine blades and towers, will generate enough electricity to power around 50,000 Ontario homes annually.
After completing financing for the wind project in September 2013, the partners have awarded a contract to Siemens for the supply and commissioning of 67xSWT-2.3-101 wind turbines as well as provide service and maintenance for three years for the project.
The project will create an average of 200 jobs on-site throughout project construction and around 300 jobs at its peak and will hire local subcontractors in various aspects of project construction, including building the access roads, installing foundations and erecting the turbine towers, the partners claim.
The project, which will sell its output to the Ontario Power Authority under a power purchase agreement, is part of the 250MW Grand Renewable Energy Park, which is being built and operated by Samsung C&T.
Samsung C&T executive vice president Ki-Jung Kim said the company is working with Haldimand county and its Six Nations partners to develop the project.
"We are proud to produce hundreds of megawatts of clean energy, create thousands of high-skilled jobs and provide millions of dollars in community investment, all of which will benefit real people in the community," added Kim.
