About
Founded in 2011, Upwind Konikablo Ltd. is a private headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland specializing in Wind.
Upwind International AG (trading as Upwind Konikablo Ltd.) is a Swiss holding company founded in 2011 that plans and develops renewable energy projects worldwide, with focus on emerging economies in Africa and Eastern Europe. The company's projects are engineered by NEK Umwelttechnik AG, a Swiss engineering firm established in 1989 specializing in wind energy and renewable systems. The flagship Konikablo Wind Farm project in Ghana comprises up to 60 wind turbines with planned capacity of 250 MW, featuring hub heights up to 160 m and rotor diameters up to 180 m. Located in the Ningo-Prampram District approximately 60-70 km east of Accra, the project will supply the Ghana Grid Company's national transmission system with over 600,000 MWh of electricity annually, sufficient for over 1.5 million Ghanaians. Wind resource assessment began in 1998; construction is planned to commence in 2025.
Headquarters
Pfäffikon, Switzerland
Founded
2011
Company Type
Private
Business Models
Value Chain
Service Regions
Africa, Eastern Europe