Copenhagen Infrastructure Companions (CIP) has begun development on Buffalo Plains, a 495 MW wind farm consisting of 83 Siemens Gamesa generators, situated in Vulcan County, Alberta.
On behalf of its Copenhagen Infrastructure IV fund, CIP acquired Buffalo Plains in 2022 from ABO Wind. The challenge will produce sufficient vitality to energy greater than 240,000 Alberta houses, says the corporate.
“We’re happy to announce the beginning of development on the Buffalo Plains wind challenge, an necessary step in increasing our portfolio of best-in-class renewable vitality tasks in North America,” says Tim Evans, associate and head of North America at CIP.
Buffalo Plains represents CIP’s second funding in Canada, following its funding in Travers Photo voltaic – Canada’s largest photo voltaic challenge – which accomplished development in 2022.
Buffalo Plains is a part of the 29 GW portfolio of renewable producing belongings – together with offshore wind, onshore wind, photo voltaic PV, battery storage, pumped storage hydro and transmission – that CIP has in improvement, development or operation throughout North America.
Norton Rose Fulbright and FIH Companions supported CIP on the transaction. Borea can be accountable for the development of the challenge.
Amazon has signed an influence buy settlement to acquire 415 MW of output from Buffalo Plains.
