Innogy Renewables UK has completed installation of all 27 turbines at the 96MW Clocaenog Forest wind farm in Wales.
Clocaenog is located in working forest managed by Natural Resources Wales near Denbigh and will be fully operational later this year, Innogy said.
Civil engineering outfit Jones Bros started construction in March 2018, having won a contract worth over £20m to build the wind farm.
The first of the 27 turbines was installed in April this year.
Clocaenog Forest project manager Andy Clayton said: “It’s a momentous achievement by the team. They’ve worked tirelessly, often not helped by challenging weather conditions, to ensure that the 27 turbines have been installed safely and successfully.
“Having already achieved first generation back in July, our next target is to commission all the turbines, with the aim to have the wind farm fully operational later this year.”
Once fully operational the associated community fund worth £19m over the operating lifetime will become available to applicants.
The process to put in place an independent organisation to administer the fund is ongoing, with an announcement set to be made later this Autumn, Innogy said.


