SSE, FuturEnergy start construction of 30 MW wind farm in County Donegal

SSE Renewables and its partner FuturEnergy Ireland have started the construction of the 30 MW Lenalea wind farm project located in County Donegal, Ireland.

The Lenalea wind park, which will be built on the land of Cark, Killmansey, Lenalea, Kirkneedy and Rareagh, will cost about EUR36 million (US$37.9 million). The wind farm will be equipped with 7 Vestas V117-4.2 MW turbines operating at 4.3 MW, capable of generating enough electricity to power more than 20,000 houses each year.

SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy plan to begin commercial operations of the project at the end of Q4 2023. The partners anticipate that turbine delivery will begin in the spring of next year, with installation work taking place in the summer of 2023.