The 26MW, 13-turbine projectat Rymanów, in the southeast province of Podkarpackie, was built by MartiferRenewables.

In 2011, Martifer sold twoother Polish wind farms to the Swedish furniture group, which paid about €87m($116m) for the three projects.

Ikea’s chief sustainabilityofficer, Steve Howard, describes the wind farm as “an important step forward”in the company’s efforts to become energy-independent.

Meanwhile, Martifer Solar isbuilding a 5MW PV plant in Ukraine for Rengy Development.