Infinergy and Boralex have got the green light from Scottish ministers to build the up to 90MW Limekiln wind farm in Caithness.
The Highlands project located around three kilometres south of the decommissioned Dounreay nuclear power station will consist of 21 turbines with tip heights of 139 metres.
In a statement, the developers said full construction works are envisaged to start in 2021 and they expect the site to be fully operational before the end of 2022.
UK developer Infinergy and Canadian outfit Boralex are exploring signing corporate power purchase agreements to optimise the financing of the project, they added.
“Limekiln is our first project in Scotland, and we are delighted to be making our first step in diversifying our portfolio across Europe,” said Boralex chief executive Patrick Lemaire.
“We look forward to taking this project forwards toward the next steps of financing, construction and operation,” he added.
Infinergy director Esbjorn Wilmar said: “We always knew that the site was an excellent one, and would ultimately prove its credentials, which includes being sited outside a Wild Land Area, through the planning process.”