The project consists of 460 wind turbines with a combined electrical production of 2,400 GWh – equivalent to the total amount of wind power produced in Sweden today.“It is unfortunate that we are unable to commence work on the wind power project now at a time of low economic activity when job creation would be welcome,” says Bengt Vernmark, President of Statkraft Vind Sverige. “However, we firmly believe in the project and hope that the Environmental Court will process the matter as quickly as possible. We are hopeful that we will receive a ruling in the autumn and that we can then launch the project in 2011.”Immediately prior to and just after year-end, the county administrative boards of Jämtland and Västernorrland approved all six of the wind farms that Statkraft and SCA plan to construct.Before the rulings gained legal force, an appeal was lodged against the licenses by, among others, affected Sami villages, ornithological societies and affected municipalities.“The appeals relate to the effects on reindeer pasture, wildlife and the local environment, and the aircraft warning lights that must be fitted at the top of tall wind turbines,” says Åke Westberg, SCA’s project manager for wind power. “It is our opinion that satisfactory solutions exist to resolve the majority of the issues that have been raised.”