Sweden contracts 1GW new wind in Q1
Sweden’s wind power market closed the first quarter of this year with almost 1GW of new capacity contracted and investments worth Skr10bn (€990m), according to figures from trade group Svensk Vindenergi. Most of these new projects are located in northern Sweden, with as much as 75% of the new wind power capacity to be added in the electricity areas SE1 and SE2. The group predicted that if development continues at the current pace, before 2030 investments in Swedish will correspond to around Skr100bn by 2030. The association said that demand for wind power projects is outstripping the rate...