Nakolo Wind Turbine

Short description: Wind farm in Tongatapu, Tonga

Nakolo Wind Turbine

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Location| Tongatapu, Tonga
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 21°15′56.4″S 175°07′08.1″W﻿ / ﻿21.265667°S 175.118917°W﻿ / -21.265667; -175.118917
Status| Operational
Project commissioning| 16 May 2013
Construction cost| US$120 million
Operator(s)| Tonga Power
Wind farm
Hub height| 18.4 m
Rotor diameter| 26 m
Power generation
Nameplate capacity| 11 kW
Annual net output| 27 MWh

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The Nakolo Wind Turbine is a wind turbine in Tongatapu, Tonga. It is the first wind turbine in the country.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Technical specifications
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## History

The wind turbine was commissioned on 16 May 2013 as the first wind turbine constructed in Tonga.[1]

## Technical specifications

The wind turbine has an installed capacity of 11 kW and generates 27 MWh of electricity annually. The wind turbine has a hub height of 18.4 m and wind diameter of 26 m.

## See also

* Economy of Tonga

## References

1. ↑ Shaw, Amali (8 June 2016). "Tonga First Wind Turbine Project". https://prdrse4all.spc.int/node/4/content/tonga-first-wind-turbine-project.

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