RJ McLeod awarded contract to build South Kyle Wind Farm Project

Vattenfall has awarded the Scottish civil-engineers RJ McLeod a GBP67 million (US$83 million) contract to lead the construction of the 240 MW South Kyle Wind Farm project. 

RJ McLeod will deliver roads and access tracks, electrical infrastructure, turbine foundations, and other infrastructure at South Kyle wind farm in East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. 

Located 5km to the east of Dalmellington, South Kyle will be Vattenfall’s largest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. At the peak of construction, the project will require around 150 workers on site, and once operational the 240MW wind farm will make a significant contribution to Scotland’s net-zero ambitions - powering 170,000 homes and saving 300,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually, the equivalent of taking 65,000 cars off the road each year. 

The works at South Kyle Wind Farm will consist of the construction of 50 reinforced concrete wind turbine foundations and associated crane hardstandings; construction or upgrade of approximately 48km of access tracks; a 132/33kV substation; a 4.5km 132kV cable connection; and the 33kV cables to connect the substation to the wind turbines. 

The project is expected to be commissioned by early 2023.