Swedish Company Plans Large-Scale Wind Farm in Northern Sweden

Vattenfall, which is fully owned by the Swedish state, wants to develop more wind power in Norrbotten, Northern Sweden, according to a press release from the company.

In light of the increasing need for renewable energy in the industry, the company suggests building far more wind turbines in the planned wind farm Storlandet. In total, Vattenfall envisages 373 turbines with a yearly production of around 9 terawatt hours (TWh). Previously, there was talk of 150 turbines.

The company now invites local shareholders for consultations on the design of the farm.

"We are looking forward to starting a wide dialogue around Storlandet. Here is an opportunity to use wind power quickly and efficiently to produce new energy already in this decade. Our initial conversations have been positive and there is great interest," says Daniel Gustaffson, leader of Vattenfall's project development on land-based wind power.

Storlandet is located in Boden and Gällivare municipalities and includes Gällivare forest Sàmi village. The major of the forest Sàmi village, Stig Persson, has previously criticized the major wind power project:

"It is in the heart of our area and will likely be the death blow for us. We are already experiencing crowding," Persson said to P4 Norrbotten in 2018.

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