The Salkhit Wind Farm () is a 49.6 MW
wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
in
Töv Province
Töv Province (from Mongolian ''төв'' 'centre') is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administered as an independent municipality.
Geography
The pr ...
,
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
.
History
The wind farm was commissioned in June 2013 as the first wind farm constructed in the country.
It was constructed with a cost of US$122 million.
Technical specifications
The wind farm consists of 31 wind turbines with individual 1.6 MW nameplate capacity.
The wind turbine hub height is 80 meters and the blade diameter is 82.5 m.
See also
*
Renewable energy in Mongolia
*
List of power stations in Mongolia
The following page lists all power stations in Mongolia.
Coal
Hydroelectric
Photovoltaic
Wind
References
{{Power stations
Power stations in Mongolia,
Lists of power stations by country, Mongolia
Lists of buildings and s ...
References
2013 establishments in Mongolia
Buildings and structures in Töv Province
Energy infrastructure completed in 2013
Wind farms in Mongolia
{{Wind-farm-stub