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Commissioning of Santerre Wind Farm: Boralex reasserts its commitment to the Hauts-de-France region
Commissioning of Santerre Wind Farm: Boralex reasserts its commitment to the Hauts-de-Fran...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nCommissioning of Santerre Wind Farm: Boralex reasserts its commitment to the Hauts-de-France region\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nMONTRÉAL and BLENDECQUES, France, Sept. 1, 2020\n\n\n\nMONTRÉAL and BLENDECQUES, France, Sept. 1, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Boralex Inc. (\"Boralex\" or the \"Corporation\") (TSX: BLX) is announcing the commercial commissioning of the 15 MW Santerre Wind Farm, located in La Somme, France. Commissioning of this wind farm, on August 1st, brings Boralex's capacity in France to 993 MW and its total capacity worldwide to 2,055 MW.\nA project delivered on time despite the public health crisis\nThe Santerre Wind Farm is the first site that Boralex has commissioned in 2020. The highly unusual context of the year's first six months delayed the project by a month in its connection phase. The Boralex teams were able to adapt to this situation in order to complete the wind project while complying with the public health rules and new safety requirements. \n\"We are pleased to announce the commissioning of the Santerre Wind Farm, the construction of which was completed during the lockdown period. This shows Boralex's agility and ability to deliver assets in an extraordinary context,\" said Nicolas Wolff, Vice-President and General Manager Boralex, Europe. \"I'd like to commend our teams and partners for their dedication and commitment to this project, which was delivered on budget and commissioned only one month late.\" \nThe wind farm, which has 7 Vestas V100 wind turbines with a unit power ranging from 2 MW to 2.2 MW, was financed through the credit facility included in the refinancing of French assets announced in late 2019. The wind farm has a 20-year purchase contract and its annual power production is estimated at over 46,712 MWh, enough to supply around 7,500 households.\nNew wind farm operated from the Abbeville maintenance base (Somme)\nIn 2001, Boralex established its French headquarters in Blendecques, in the Hauts-de-France region. In 2020, the Corporation reasserted its commitment to th...