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Viru Nigula — 24 MW Wind

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Viru Nigula is a 24 MW wind power plant located in Estonia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
24 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2007

Year online

Owner
Nelja Energia OU

Operator

Location
59.44, 26.77

Coordinates

Insights

#9
largest in Estonia
#2,968
largest Wind worldwide
#18,084
largest worldwide
2007
5 yrs older than avg
4
operated by Nelja Energia OU
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
24 MW
Commissioned
2007
Status
Operational
Owner
Nelja Energia OU
Country
EST
Coordinates
59.443, 26.765

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
694 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
17,345 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

151
cars / year
93
homes / year
31,536
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Viru Nigula is a 24 MW wind power plant in Estonia, operated by Nelja Energia OU since 2007.

Ranked #5 of 13 wind plants in Estonia, Viru Nigula’s 24 MW constitutes 8.64% of Estonia’s total wind capacity of 278 MW. The largest wind plant in Estonia is Aulepa at 48 MW, making Viru Nigula 2 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Aseriaru (24 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Lääne-Viru County, approximately 100 km east of Tallinn.

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