Gaelectric, the Irish renewable energy group, announced that it has received planning approval for a 15 Megawatt wind farm at Inishative, near Pomeroy, in County Tyrone. A total of £22m will be invested in the project.

The wind farm development will consist of 6 wind turbines and will be capable of providing 8000 Irish homes with electricity.

Gaelectric secured full planning approval for two further wind energy developments, a 15MW wind farm in Carn Hill, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim and an 12.5 MW wind farm in Cregganconroe, Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, earlier this year giving the company 42.5 MW of consented projects in Northern Ireland.

Construction of this £62 million pipeline will begin in early 2011.
Making this announcement, Brendan McGrath, CEO of Gaelectric, said: “At a time when the economic horizon is uncertain, it is vital that the political and public sectors do all in their power to ensure that economic opportunities are harnessed and dealt with expeditiously. Government policy needs to give further weight and importance to economic considerations and the opportunities for economic development that wind power developments present.”

Gaelectric currently has 25 projects at different stages of development on the island of Ireland. Just over half of these projects are in Northern Ireland.

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