Irish developer Gaelectric will open its 4.6MW Leabeg wind farm in Offaly later today.
The €9m project features two Enercon turbines and becomes the company’s ninth operating wind farm across Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Gaelectric now has a 175MW portfolio of onshore wind in commercial operation.
“We are delighted to officially open Leabeg wind farm, our sixth operating wind farm in the Republic of Ireland and one of nine we now have operating on the island of Ireland,” said chief operating officer Barry Gavin.
“It will make an important contribution to renewable electricity generating capacity in the Irish midlands, and contribute savings in CO2 emissions of around 6,000 tonnes equivalent.”
He added: “With Leabeg coming onstream, we now have 175MW of generating wind farms in Ireland which puts us close to the half way point of our target of 400MW of generating wind assets in Ireland by the end of 2017.”
Image: Gaelectric’s Dunbeg wind farm in Northern Ireland (Gaelectric)
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By EBS