Envision Energy to Supply 21 6.25MW Turbines for Phase I of Štip Wind Farm in North Macedonia

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On September 23, Envision Energy disclosed that it will supply 21 EN182-6.25MW onshore wind turbines for Phase I of the Štip wind project in North Macedonia, corresponding to an installed capacity of 131.25MW for Phase I. The hub height of this turbine model is 120 meters. Financial close has been reached for Phase I, with the developer being STP WIND DOOEL Skopje, a project company under Alcazar Energy Partners.

The Štip wind project is planned for construction in three phases, with a total installed capacity of up to 396MW, covering areas including Štip, Radoviš, and Karbinci. Phase I is configured with 21 turbines; project documents disclosed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development also include a 35/400kV substation and approximately 7 kilometers of 400kV overhead transmission lines. The three phases together plan for approximately 54 turbines, connected to the booster station via on-site 35kV collector lines.

The total investment for Phase I is approximately 180 million euros, of which approximately 115 million euros in senior debt financing is jointly provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and Erste Group, with Sparkasse Bank AD Skopje separately providing a local VAT financing arrangement. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a senior loan of up to 42 million euros in this financing.

A long-term corporate power purchase agreement has been signed for Phase I, with the offtaker being an investment-grade international company, and electricity sales adopting a private offtake model. The developer previously disclosed that Phase I is planned to advance construction after reaching financial close, with Phase II and Phase III subsequently entering the construction stage. According to IFC project materials, the installed capacities of the three phases are approximately 132MW, 136MW, and 128MW respectively, with all three phases planned to be operational by 2029.

The supply of 21 EN182-6.25MW turbines disclosed by Envision Energy this time is additional equipment information beyond the previous financing milestone for Štip Phase I. The EN182 turbine has a single-unit capacity of 6.25MW, and the total capacity of the 21 turbines in Phase I corresponds to the 131.25MW project scale. Project financing institutions include the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and Erste Group, and the relevant project has entered the implementation stage following financial close.