Georgia’s largest wind power plant, with a capacity of 206 MW, has entered the testing phase, Lasha Iordanishvili, CEO of Peri, told BMG. The project is being developed by Wind Power, a company within the Peri group, in the village of Ruisi in Kareli Municipality.
The wind farm consists of 33 turbines and is being financed in part by a $119 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The total investment in the project exceeds $240 million.
The testing phase is scheduled to last three months, although the company expects to complete the process earlier and subsequently launch the plant at full capacity. Testing is currently underway on individual turbines and the substation under low-load conditions. The turbines were manufactured by Chinese company Goldwind, with each unit having a capacity of 6.25 MW, a tower height of 105 meters and a rotor diameter of 171 meters.
Georgia’s power system currently includes two wind farms with a combined capacity of around 40 MW. The Zemo Wind Power Plant has a capacity of up to 19 MW, while the Kartli Wind Power Plant has a capacity of 21 MW. Once fully operational, the new 206 MW facility will significantly expand the country’s wind power generation capacity.
