EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) and EDP Renewables Canada (EDPR Canada) have begun operations at the 297MW Sharp Hills wind farm close to Sedalia and New Bridgen in Alberta, Canada.

The power will be supplied to TC Energy, a Calgary-based company with operations in natural gas, oil and power.

The launch of the Sharp Hills wind farm follows a memorandum of understanding between EDPR NA and the Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC).

The wind farm has been built with an investment of C$600m.

During its construction phase, Sharp Hills created 400 full-time equivalent jobs and now supports seven permanent positions in ongoing operations and maintenance.

With the addition of Sharp Hills, EDPR Canada now operates three renewable energy sites totalling 427MW of capacity.

The company also manages the 100MW Nation Rise wind farm and the 30MW South Branch wind farm, both south of Ottawa.

EDPR NA CEO Sandhya Ganapathy stated: “I am extremely proud of this milestone, as it marks the largest single-phase wind farm developed by EDP Renewables to date in North America.

“Starting in 2015, we committed to our stakeholders to make this project operational, believing in its ability to spur the Special Areas’ local economy, provide workforce development and build grid resiliency through Albertan homegrown energy.”

IAC CEO Rick Christiaanse stated: “Less than one year after Invest Alberta and EDP Renewables signed an agreement to spur economic growth and create high-quality jobs within the renewable energy sector in Alberta, we are celebrating the successful launch of the Sharp Hills wind farm.”