Lori 1 Wind Farm

Lori 1 Wind Farm
The Lori 1 Wind Power plant at Pushkin Pass
Location of Lori 1 Wind Farm in Armenia
Location	Lori Province
Coordinates	40°54′41.36″N 44°25′52.86″E / 40.9114889°N 44.4313500°ECoordinates: 40°54′41.36″N 44°25′52.86″E / 40.9114889°N 44.4313500°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	2005
Construction cost	US$3.2 million
Owner(s)	High-Voltage Electric Networks of Armenia
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Power generation
Units operational	4 x 660 kW
Nameplate capacity	2.6 MW Planned: 90 MW

Lori 1 Wind Farm is a wind farm located along the Bazum Mountains at Pushkin Pass in Lori, Armenia. It is the country's only wind farm. The wind farm consists of four 660-kW wind turbines and has a capacity of 2.64 MWe.^[1][2] Completed in December 2005 by the Iranian company Sunir with US$3.2 million funding from Iran, it is owned by the High-Voltage Electric Networks of Armenia.^[1] In 2006, the Lori 1 generated only 2.6 GWh of electricity (a yearly average of 296.8 KWe—about 11% of installed capacity).^[3]

The Armenian and Iranian authorities have agreed to expand the wind farm up to 90 MW.^[4]

References

1. "Wind energy in Armenia: overview of potential and development perspectives." (PDF). US AID. March 2010. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
2. "Armenia Launches Wind Power Plant". PanARMENIAN.Net. 2005-12-07. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
3. PSRC-Q42006-Energy-Main-Indicators, Public Services Regulatory Commission of The Republic of Armenia, 2007.]
4. Iran-Armenia Wind Farm