Enercon to supply Iceland’s first major wind farm
Wind power 'sensible addition' to Iceland's energy mix, which is dominated by hydropower and geothermal, says national utility chief
German wind turbine maker Enercon has won a contract to supply and install Iceland’s first major wind farm.
Enercon has inked a deal with National Power Company of Iceland (Landsvirkjun) for 28 of its E-138 EP3 turbines for the 120MW development.
These will be installed at the Búrfellslundur wind farm in the south of Iceland, around 130km from the capital Reykjavik.
The first 14 wind turbines will be built in early 2026 and brought online later in the year. The wind farm is expected to be fully completed and operational by the end of 2027.
The contract between Landsvirkjun and Enercon covers the design, manufacture, transportation, installation and testing of 28 wind turbines. Once the wind farm has been completed, a service agreement will take effect for at least 15 years.
Enercon and Landsvirkjun first began working together in 2012 on the construction of the first wind turbines in Iceland.
Landsvirkjun CEO Hörður Arnarson said that wind energy is a “sensible addition” to Iceland’s abundant geothermal and hydropower assets.
“We will now build the first large wind farm in Iceland and it is essential for us to have the most experienced and reliable partner in that project,” he added.
Enercon central and northern Europe chief Benjamin Seifert said that, “since our first joint project, Iceland has been a market with considerable potential for us, which we have never lost sight of, and the enthusiasm in our entire team is great that we can realise this project with Landsvirkjun,” said
Enercon chief commercial officer Uli Schulze Südhoff said: “The fact that the first large wind farm on the westernmost island in Europe consists exclusively of Enercon wind turbines makes us a part of Icelandic energy history and underscores the trust in the reliability of our products and the capabilities of our teams.”
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