Destia is building wind power infrastructure for OX2 in Pieksämäki
Destia is building wind farm infrastructure for OX2 at the Niinimäki wind farm in Pieksämäki, which will be the largest wind farm in eastern Finland when completed in late 2024. It will generate 400 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of around 80,000 households.
According to the contract, Destia will design and build the wind farm’s roads, lifting fields and wind turbine foundations. Destia will also build the wind farm’s electricity and telecommunications network. Destia will be using state-of-the-art digital project tools, such as machine intelligence-based data services, to ensure fast and accurate project completion.
“The contract with OX2 for the infrastructure construction of the Niinimäki wind farm is strategically important for Destia as we seek growth in renewable energy infrastructure construction. In this project, we can draw on our solid expertise in infrastructure construction and electricity networks. In a world facing a climate and energy crisis, the responsible production of renewable electricity is ever more important,” says Mikko Niinimaa, Head of Unit, Wind Power Construction, Destia.
“To get to implement the first large wind farm in eastern Finland is a great honour for us. Wind power investments have a positive impact on the regional economy of Savo and provide a good geographical dispersion of wind power generation in Finland. We chose Destia as the infrastructure contractor for the Niinimäki wind power project because of their solid expertise in large infrastructure projects and power grids, as well as their digital project tools that allow us to easily monitor the progress of the project,” says Teemu Loikkanen, Regional Manager Finland and the Baltics, OX2.
Destia
Destia is the largest infrastructure service company in Finland and part of the international Colas Group. We design, build and maintain infrastructure that is essential for the functioning of society, such as electricity networks, bridges, roads and railways. We develop cities as well as telematics and lighting solutions and provide a wide range of services for traffic and infrastructure management. This all is made possible by the unique sense of infrastructure of the approximately 1,600 people working at Destia. In 2021, our revenue was approximately EUR 575 million. www.destia.fi
OX2
OX2 develops, builds and sells onshore and offshore wind farms and solar power farms. OX2 also manages completed wind and solar farms. OX2’s project development portfolio consists of wind and solar power projects in various stages of development, initiated by the company itself or acquired from other operators. The company also actively develops projects based on other renewable energy technologies, such as hydrogen production and energy storage. OX2 operates in eleven markets in Europe: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, France, Spain, Italy and Greece. In 2021, the company’s net sales were approximately SEK 5 billion (approx. EUR 470 million). The company has 350 employees and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. OX2 was listed on the main market of the Stockholm Stock Exchange in April 2022. www.ox2.com.