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The Rahkakuru wind farm's Environmental Impact Assessment Program (EIA) and the plan for contribution of the land use plan (LUP) of the wind farm will be made available for viewing between April 10 and May 10, 2024.

The material of the environmental impact assessment procedure (EIA) can be found on the website of Finland`s environmental administration at Rahkakurun tuulivoimahanke, Merijärvi, Oulainen (ymparisto.fi)

In its meeting on 20 November 2023, the Kokkola city council has approved the proposal to initiate a land use plan for the Rautajalka wind farm. The proposal includes placing a maximum of 40 wind turbines in the area.

At its meeting on June 6, 2023, the Merijärvi municipal council has approved the land use plan proposal for the Rahkakuru wind farm. According to the proposal it is possible to place a maximum of 25 wind turbines in the area.

The Taikkoneva wind farm's Environmental Impact Assessment Program (EIA) and the plan for contribution of the land use plan (LUP) of the wind farm will be made available for viewing between February 22 and March 24, 2023.

The administrative court rejected the appeals filed against the building permits for three wind turbines. Building permits for all 14 wind turbines in Kattiharju are now legally in force.

On 09.08.2022 the municipality of Isokyrö granted an environmental permit to the Kattiharju wind farm.

On 23.05.2022 the Isokyrö municipality granted building permits for fourteen wind turbines, of which eleven building permit are now legally in force. An appeal has been made to the administrative court about the building permits for three wind turbines.

On 23.05.2022 the Isokyrö municipality granted building permits for fourteen wind turbines. The building permits are not legally in force.

Wind measurement masts will be erected during the May of 2022 and the wind resource results will be expected after a 1-year measurement period.

According to the agreement signed at the end of December 2021, Equinix will purchase 85 percent of the green energy and certificates of origin produced by the Björkliden wind farm owned by Prokon and Neoen. The innovative power purchase agreement with Equinix continues for 10 years and is partially tied to market prices.