In June 2006 Statkraft applied for a licence to build and operate a wind farm at Kvenndalsfjellet in Åfjord. The proposed wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 84-120 MW.

The wind farm will have either 42 x 2 MW turbines or 24 x 5 MW turbines. Expected annual output from the wind farm has been estimated at 240 GWh (with 2 MW turbines) or 400 GWh (with 5 MW turbines). The total investment required in connection with the wind farm is estimated at NOK 770-1,150 million.

In addition to the turbines themselves, new roads and a new transformer will be built in connection with the wind farm. The licence application document also contains a proposed zoning plan for Kvenndalsfjellet Wind Farm.

Kvenndalsfjellet Wind Farm  with 5 MW wind turbines seen  from Stokkøya. 
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Impact assessment
Impact assessments have been carried out with respect to the planned scheme, in accordance with the assessment programme determined by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) on 31 May 2005. The assessments have been conducted by independent consultants. In connection with the planning and assessment work, several consultation meetings have been held with Åfjord District Council, the regional authorities, the reindeer farming sector, landowners and the local population.

Documents
In the column to the right you will find a set of downloadable pdf documents comprising the licence application, a brochure describing the licence application, a report describing how the scheme will be linked to the power grid at Fosen, as well as all the technical reports from the impact assessments

High definition images
Visualisations (pictures of the landscape with the turbines superimposed) of Kvenndalsfjellet Wind Farm form part of the licence application. The visualisations below and in the right-hand column may be downloaded for reproduction at 300 dpi with a width of 15 cm.

Kvenndalsfjellet Wind Farm with 2 MW wind turbines, seen from Bjørkan. 
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Kvenndalsfjellet Wind Farm with 5 MW wind turbines, seen from Linesøya. 
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