Scottish Power says Scotland windfarm gets go-ahead
Date: 07-Jun-02
Country: UK
The 20 million pound ($29.14 million) medium-sized windfarm is expected to be operational by late 2003 and will be situated at Cruach Mhor in western Scotland. It will have a capacity of 29 megawatt which is enough to power 17,000 homes.
Under a programme to curb global warming and reduce its dependence on greenhouse gas emitting fuels such as coal and oil, Britain is aiming to increase its use of non-polluting renewable energy such as wind, solar and biomass power.
"Cruach Mhor windfarm is an important element of this programme and an excellent example of utilising Scotland's abundant wind resource for environmental benefit," Scottish Power's head of wind development Alan Mortimer said in a statement.
Britain's target to have 10 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources. It currently takes 2.8 percent of its power from green energy.
Scottish Power said local companies were now being invited to tender for up to three million pounds in contracts associated to the project.
There are just under 1,000 wind turbines in Britain with a capacity of 480 megawatt which is enough to supply 325,000 homes.