Vetrocom Begin Bulgaria Wind Park Construction

Alpiq subsidiary Vetrocom Ltd. has begun construction of the 50-MW Vetrocom Wind Farm in Bulgaria's Kazanlak.

Vetrocom Limited, a subsidiary of the Swiss energy group Alpiq Holding Ltd, is set to invest close to EUR 80 M over two years in a wind farm near the Bulgarian town of Kazanlak, energycurrent.com reported Wednesday.

The project has created 100 permanent and temporary jobs. The Bulgarian wind farm investment is part of Alpiq's strategy to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy production.

The wind farm, with total capacity of 50MW, will be equipped with 20, 25MW wind turbines from the German manufacturer Fuhrländer. The facility should launch operations at the end of 2010.

Alpiq, established in early 2009 through the merger of Atel and EOS, employs over 10 000 people in 29 countries in Europe. The company specializes in electricity generation and transmission, sales, trading and energy services.

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