SSE has marked a key milestone in the development of the Galway wind park with the installation of the first turbine, it has announced.
SSE has marked a key milestone in the development of the Galway wind park with the installation of the first turbine, it has announced.
SSE and Coillte are building the 169 MW wind farm in two phases in Cloosh Valley, County Galway, Ireland. It will be the country’s largest onshore wind farm when completed in 2017.
Galway wind farm will consist of 69 wind turbines across four clusters. Phase 1 of the wind farm started construction in early 2015 and will use Siemens D3 direct drive wind turbines. Turbine installation on phase 2 is due to commence in November 2016, SSE said.
Phase 1 is owned and being financed by SSE, while phase 2 is a 50-50 joint venture between SSE and Ireland’s commercial state forestry company, Coillte.