Finland: Metsähallitus to lease water area for offshore wind farm extension

Metsähallitus, a state enterprise that manages state-owned land and water areas in Finland, and Finnish wind power company Suomen Hyötytuuli have signed an access right contract by which Metsähallitus leases the public water area west of Pori to Suomen Hyötytuuli for wind power production. Suomen Hyötytuuli is developing an extension of its existing Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm. The land use plan was approved in December 2022 and allows for 40 modern wind generators of over 15 MW. The project is estimated to be completed in 2027 and is expected to produce approximately 2,000 GWh per year for over 30 years.