On 16 October 2025, I visited the site during the installation of the bottom tower section of a wind turbine, part of the ongoing construction works at the 23.1 MW Wind Farm project.
A turbine is erected in a strict sequence: the bottom, mid 1, mid 2, and top tower sections, followed by the nacelle, the drive train, the hub, and finally the three blades. Each lift has to land within tight tolerances, and each one depends on the one before it.
Key points from the erection:
- Lifting operations set the pace. Every section is a coordinated crane lift, measured in tonnes and in millimetres at the same time; the main and tail cranes, the rigging, and the ground team all have to work to the same plan for each piece to seat correctly.
- Weather is a hard constraint. Wind speed governs whether a lift can proceed at all, especially for the blades, whose large surface area makes them the most sensitive components to handle.
- The sequence is unforgiving. Bottom to top, then tower to nacelle to hub to blades, the order cannot be rearranged, so a delay on one lift propagates through the rest of the day.
- QA/QC and H&S frame every stage. Our role on site is construction supervision and technical assistance: confirming that each lifting operation follows the design specifications and the H&S procedures at every step.
My main takeaway is how quickly a turbine turns from a set of components on the ground into a structure on the skyline once the lifts begin. It is impressive to watch, but what makes it possible is the precision and the coordination behind each individual lift, moving the project one step closer to delivering clean energy.