Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV) fund, has begun construction Buffalo Plainswind power plant with a capacity of 495 MW. consisting of 83 Siemens-Gamesa turbines located in Vulcan County, Alberta.

CIP acquired Buffalo Plains in 2022 from ABO Wind. During construction the project will create about 250 jobs on an ongoing basis and once operational will produce enough clean energy to power more than 240,000 homes, providing important economic and environmental benefits To Alberta.

The Canadian company Borea, specializing in the construction of renewable energy sources, will be responsible for the construction of the project. Amazon, a technology company based in Seattle, Washington, has signed an agreement energy purchase for the acquisition of 415 MW Manufacturing facility in Buffalo Plains.

“We are pleased to announce the start of construction on the Buffalo Plains wind project, which is an important step in expanding our portfolio of best-in-class renewable energy projects in North America,” said Tim Evans, Partner and Head of Americas at CIP. from North. “This first-class project demonstrates unique CIP opportunity deliver major infrastructure projects that will provide local jobs and clean, renewable wind energy for many years to come.”

Buffalo Plains is Second successful CIP investment in Canada, following its investment in Travers Solar, Canada’s largest solar project, which completed construction in 2022. Buffalo Plains is an important part of a portfolio of more than 29 GW of renewable generation assets, including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar photovoltaic, battery storage. , pumped storage and transmission systems are what CIP designs, builds or operates throughout North America. In this case, the CIP transaction was supported by Norton Rose Fulbright and FIH Partners.