Belle River Wind Farm is a 100MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Ontario, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in October 2017.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 100 | 100 | – | Active | Ontario, Canada | Pattern Energy Group; Samsung Renewable Energy |
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Description
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By GlobalDataThe project was developed by Pattern Energy Group and Samsung Renewable Energy. Samsung Renewable Energy, Pattern Energy Group, Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Bkejwanong First Nation are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 42.5%, 21.7%, 20.8% and 15% respectively.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 35,000 households, offsetting 312,746t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $207.5m.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in October 2017.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Independent Electricity System Operator under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years from 2014. The contracted capacity is 100MW.
Contractors Involved
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 40 units of SWT-3.2-113 turbines.
The wind power project consists of Tubular Steel towers supplied by CS Wind Canada. These towers are around 99.5m high.
About Pattern Energy Group
Pattern Energy Group Inc (Pattern Energy), is an independent renewable energy company. The company develops, operates and owns an interest in renewable energy projects. It develops wind and solar energy and sells electricity to customers under public service agreements (PSAs) and other local markets. It owns an interest in various renewable energy power projects such as Amazon Wind, Grady, Hatchet Ridge, Kanagi Solar, Post Rock and Belle River among others; and in an upstream development platform. The company also owns an interest in Pattern Development, which engages in the development of projects in the US, Canada, Mexico and Japan. Pattern Energy is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.
About Samsung Renewable Energy
Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) is a subsidiary of Samsung C&T Corporation that generates wind and solar power. The company with government partnership generates 1,369 megawatts of clean power generation in Ontario. It creates clean renewable energy. Samsung has partnership with CS Wind, Siemens, Canadian Solar and SMA Solar to produce renewable energy components including wind towers and blades, and solar modules and inverters in four new manufacturing facilities in Ontario. The company’s wind and solar projects are belle river wind, armow, grand renewable wind and solar, south kent wind, windsor solar, southgate solar, kingston solar, and grand renewable wind and solar. Samsung is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Methodology
All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.
