The Port of Kaskinen and Tahkoluoto Offshore have signed a memorandum of understanding to scrutinise the former's role in developing logistics & infrastructure for the Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm Extension Project.

The project in question, the execution of which will take place in 2027-29, will see the addition of 40 turbines to the currently 42-megawatt-strong Tahkoluoto offshore wind energy (OWE) farm, adding to it up to 800MW of new capacity.

"We are pleased with the memorandum of understanding with Tahkoluoto Offshore. This enables long-term planning and development to provide efficient port services for offshore wind projects. We want to ensure that expertise and jobs remain in Finland as renewable energy capacity expands," said Patrik Hellman, CEO of the Port of Kaskinen.

Petri Mikola, Project Director of the Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm Extension Project, added, "The extension of offshore wind power requires functional port solutions, and we believe that our cooperation with ports will benefit not only us but also Finland's renewable energy sector as a whole." His company entered into a similar co-op with another Finnish seaport, Pori, in mid-January 2025.

The Port of Kaskinen is also involved in the two-year TRAF group project led by Arenso to advance offshore wind power projects as part of the Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm Extension Project.

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