With extensive experience with renewable energy projects, Etha was engaged in the project as the Project Management Consultant. “Beyond managing the overall project and stakeholder engagement, we carried out a variety of critical preliminary assessments for the solar farm. These included, for instance, technical studies such as layout plan, energy yield and feasibility assessments, as well as studies examining the visual impacts of the solar farm.”, summarizes Solar Power Engineer, Artturi Kurhela, who has worked as the Project Manager in the Silokallio solar farm project.
Located in Kokemäki, in the Satakunta region of Western Finland, the project was initiated in November 2023 with preliminary assessments on the prerequisites for the solar farm which was followed by the inquiry on the need for Environmental Impact Assessment in 2024. Once the project was fully underway, we were able to secure a legally valid building permit in just over a year.
With the building permit in place, the project will now continue with soil investigations. Construction work is scheduled to begin in 2026-2027.
The Silokallio solar farm will cover an area of 83 hectares and have approximately 90 000 solar panels. The solar PV peak power will be approximately 60 MWp, and it is estimated that the solar farm will produce approximately 54 GWh of clean electricity annually. Electricity production is anticipated to start in the solar farm in 2027-2028.
Additional information:
Artturi Kurhela, Solar Power Engineer
+358 40 554 0735 / artturi.kurhela@etha-consultancy.com
Elina Kärkimaa, Director, Engineering
+358 40 565 7950 / elina.karkimaa@etha-consultancy.com
Tiina Huotari, Team Leader, Project Management and Permitting
+358 40 077 4602 / tiina.huotari@etha-consultancy.com