Mut Wind Farm is a

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plant consisting of eleven

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s situated on Mt. Magras in Özlü in the

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district of

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in southern

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. The wind farm went into service in 2010.

Geography

The farm is constructed on Mount Magras, a part of

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range to the north of Mut district in Mersin Province. Mount Magras is actually the top of a canyon to the south of

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valley and the town of

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. The wind turbines are erected just to the northeast of the village Özlü and the farm is sometimes called the Özlü Wind Farm.

Technical details

There are eleven turbines each high with rotor diameter of . Maximum power output of each turbine is 3 MW and the total annual energy production is about 100

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, State ...

situated about southwest of Mut wind farm.

Project

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50 million project was carried out by Ağaoğlu Energy Group, and it is further planned to increase the number of turbines to 40.

References

{{Power stations in Turkey Mut District Wind farms in Turkey Energy infrastructure completed in 2010 2010 establishments in Turkey