Finnish utility Fortum in conjunction with Russian state-owned company Rusnano in June won 1GW of onshore wind projects across the world’s largest country, and will be testing out new territory in a market with a huge potential, but little wind industry infrastructure.
Bernd Radowitz spoke with Joonas Rauramo, vice president, solar and wind development at Fortum in Helsinki about Fortum's early experiences and plans in Russia, turbine choices (Vestas rather than Dongfang), and a country the company considers its “home market” alongside the much further-developed Nordic wind sector.
