18th Jan 2007 11:03
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC18 January 2007 SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC PERMISSION GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TODDLEBURN WIND FARM Planning consent has been granted for the development a 36MW (megawatt) windfarm at Toddleburn in the Scottish Borders which Scottish and Southern Energyplc ("SSE") agreed to acquire from I&H Brown in May 2006. The decision follows a Public Inquiry into the development, which was concludedin May 2006. The wind farm will have 12 turbines and construction work isexpected to begin later this year, with the wind farm scheduled to becommissioned in early 2009. Its development will require the investment ofaround £40m. When Toddleburn and SSE's other recently-consented development at Drumderg arecommissioned, SSE will have a total of over 230MW of installed wind farmcapacity at six sites in Scotland. This includes the 6MW extension to the Tangywind farm which is currently under construction. In addition to Drumderg, SSE is seeking to secure consent during 2007 to developanother five wind farms in Scotland, with a total installed capacity of almost300MW. Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE, said: "I am pleased that the Toddleburn wind farm has received consent, and we willwork to ensure that the construction work at Toddleburn is carried outefficiently and with minimal disturbance to the local community. While we have had two recent successes, securing consent to develop wind farmsremains a very difficult and time-consuming process, and reform is essential ifScotland's renewable energy ambitions are to be fulfilled." This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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