A division of Russian engineer Rosatom has begun work on a 300MW wind farm in the Republic of Dagestan in the northern Caucasus.

The project will be carried out in two phases, the first of which involves the installation and commissioning of 61 turbines with a capacity of 152MW. This is due to be completed next year.

Fifty-nine units will be installed in the second phase, and will begin operations in 2026. When that happens, the Novolakskaya wind farm will generate 879 GW/h of energy a year.

At present, 190 workers are present at the site in the Kumtorkalinsky, where they are installing foundations and creating access roads. A plant capable of mixing 140 cubic metres of concrete an hour is operating at the site.

Sergei Nazarov, the Russian Federation’s deputy minister for economic development, said in a press statement that the plant would be a “breakthrough” project and would promote the “social and economic development of the North Caucasus Federal District”.

He said: “I would like to note that the wind farm will allow the creation of additional generation in the Novolaksky District, providing a source of environmentally friendly energy to stabilise the grid voltage, improve robustness of power supply to the population and offer the opportunity of economic and social development of the territory."