SSE (Scottish and
Southern Energy plc)
has produced the first
electricity from its
Clyde windfarm in
South Lanarkshire.
Once completed the
350 MW windfarm,
Europe’s biggest single
consented onshore windfarm, will comprise
152 turbines and generate enough power for 270,000 homes. The first of the windfarm’s three sections should be finished by the end of this year and the whole of the farm in 2012. An agreement between SSE and NATS (en route) plc on arrangements to maintain a safe and efficient air traffic control service over the site has been reached, while the construction of the permanent new primary radar facility is completed.
The windfarm represents an investment of £500 million. More than 200 construction jobs are being created while the windfarm is being built and after it is set up and running a staff of 30 will be employed to operate and maintain the site.