MONTRÉAL, Aug. 7, 2017
/PRNewswire/ - Boralex Inc. ("Boralex" or the "Corporation")
(TSX: BLX) is pleased to announce commercial commissioning of the
Voie des Monts and the Mont de Bagny wind power projects located
respectively in the Aisne department and the Nord department, in
France.
The Voie des Monts wind farm (10 MW) and the Mont de Bagny wind
farm (24 MW) are added to the 549 MW currently operated by Boralex
in France.
"The Voie des Monts and the Mont de Bagny wind farms are the two
first great achievements of the Ecotera Développement portfolio
acquired by Boralex in December 2015,
noted Patrick Decostre, Vice President and General Manager of
Boralex Europe. These two commissioning bring us closer to our
ambitious objectives, which are supported by a political and
economic environment particularly favorable to the development of
the French wind industry."
The Voie des Monts wind farm comprises five Vestas V100 wind
turbines, each with a unit capacity of 2 MW (for a total installed
capacity of 10 MW). The Mont de Bagny wind farm comprises eight
Siemens SWT113 wind turbines, each with a unit capacity of 3 MW
(for a total installed capacity of 24 MW). Both wind farms
are covered by a 15-year energy purchased contract with Electricité
de France (EDF), respectively
enacted on July 10 for the Voie des
Monts wind farm and on August 2 for the Mont de Bagny wind
farm.
Altogether, they will power more than 30 000 homes per year
and avoid 11 000 tons of CO2 emission per year.
About Boralex
Boralex develops, builds and operates renewable energy power
facilities in Canada, France and the
United States. A leader in the Canadian market and
France's largest independent
producer of onshore wind power, the Corporation is recognized for
its solid experience in optimizing its asset base in four power
generation types — wind, hydroelectric, thermal and solar. Boralex
ensures sustained growth by leveraging the expertise and
diversification developed over the past 25 years. Boralex's shares
and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbols BLX and BLX.DB.A, respectively. More
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SOURCE Boralex Inc.