26th Sep 2006 11:00
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC26 September 2006 SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC PERMISSION GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DRUMDERG WIND FARM Scottish and Southern Energy plc ("SSE") has been granted planning permission todevelop a 32MW (megawatt) wind farm at Drumderg, five miles from Alyth, inPerthshire. The decision follows a Public Inquiry into the development, which was concludedin June 2006. The wind farm will have 16 turbines and construction work isexpected to begin later this year, with the wind farm scheduled to becommissioned in 2008. Its development will require the investment of around£30m. The Inquiry Reporter made an award of expenses to SSE against Perth and KinrossCouncil. When the expenses are awarded, SSE will invest the amount in energy-and environment-related projects for communities in the Perth and KinrossCouncil area. When Drumderg is commissioned, SSE will have 200MW of installed wind farmcapacity. This includes the 6MW extension to the Tangy wind farm which iscurrently under construction. In addition to Drumderg, SSE is seeking to secure consent during 2006/07 todevelop another six wind farms in Scotland, with a total installed capacity of330MW. Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE, said: "I am pleased that the Drumderg wind farm has finally received consent, althoughI remain disappointed that it has taken more than three years for this planningprocess to be completed. Our priorities now are to ensure that the constructionwork at Drumderg is carried out in a professional manner which reflects theconcerns of local people and to secure consent to develop additional wind farmsin other parts of Scotland." Enquiries to: Scottish and Southern EnergyAlan Young, Director of Corporate Communications 0870 900 0410Sharron Miller-Mackenzie, Corporate Communications 0870 900 0410 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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