Metsähallitus and Vattenfall have agreed to expand the Korsnäs Offshore Wind Farm project. Vattenfall became a Metsähallitus project partner for the wind project in December 2022 when it won an extensive international tendering process. A new regional plan is being prepared for the region of Ostrobothnia where the wind farm will be located.
In the draft plan, the location and size of the Korsnäs project area have been updated according to the latest information. The new draft also comprises the additional area of 5,400 hectares in Korsnäs. The full size of the Korsnäs project area is 27,400 hectares. Furthermore, the inclusion of the additional area will allow the project capacity of Korsnäs to be increased from planned 1,300 MW to 2,000 MW.
In future, Metsähallitus and Vattenfall will develop the original area and the additional area, and they will submit an updated planning initiative to the Municipality of Korsnäs at the earliest. Environmental impact assessment and land use planning are also carried out together. Reportedly, the commercial terms have remained the same and correspond to the tender submitted by Vattenfall to the Korsnäs tendering process and the original Korsnäs contract package signed in December 2022.
