1. Wind Power development in Russia: Barriers and Constraints
Ulyanovsk Wind Farm Construction Experience
Yuriy Eroshin Fortum /

2. Fortum wind farm in Ulyanovsk: the first one in Russia
Project general information
Project was selected on RES competition in 2015
Capacity: 35 MW. 14 WTGs, 2,5 MW each. Vendor - Dongfang, China
Total investments: approx. 5 BRUB
Project timeline
2016: project development, including equipment contracting, land issues solution, acquisition of the necessary initial permissive documentation
1Q 2017: finished site preparation, foundation grouting, WTGs installation started
Commissioning: 4Q 2017
Interesting facts
WTG height: 88 m
Length of one blade: 54 m
Blade weight: ~12,5 tons
Site area (under WTGs): 85 ha (~ 120 football fields)
Wind farm roads length ~15 km

3. Obstacles and barriers for Renewable project implementation in Russia due to non-developed legislation
Wind farm equipment localization requirements are among the toughest in the world
Land has to be reclassified as industrial
Reliability and safety requirements are the same as for a standard energy facility
Excessive requirements to wind farm grid connection
Energy facility means industrial facility. Facility roads shall comply with public road requirements (tremendous amount of road construction: ~0,5 km of high quality roads per 1 MW)
Development of wind power in Russia is
much more complicated in comparison with other countries

4. than in the rest of the world due to non-developed Russian legislation
Wind farm capital costs in Russia in comparison with the world’s practice
Wind farm costs increase due to localization ~ %;
Wind farm costs increase due to excessive requirements to power distribution scheme ~ %;
Wind farm costs increase due to excessive requirements to road construction ~ %;
Other (frequency regulation, power metering, personnel, telecontrol and communications) ~ +10%
As a result, total capital costs of wind farm in Russia are twice higher
than in the rest of the world due to non-developed Russian legislation
April 2017 at the German auction was the first time when bids were won at the wholesale electricity price, meaning no subsidy was required.
As a result, 1300 MW of wind power generation will be built in Germany by the mid-2020s without subsidy.