Gaelectric has officially opened its operating windfarm on the outskirts of Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim.

Based at Faughary, the development is Gaelectric's second operating windfarm in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and its fourth operating wind farm in Ireland.

Faughary is a 6-Megawatt wind farm utilising three Enercon E82 turbines with a maximum tip height of approximately 119 metres. The wind farm will generate sufficient renewable power to meet the needs of approximately 4,000 homes and business in Leitrim and the surrounding region.

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Barry Gavin, Head of Wind Energy at Gaelectric Group, said: "The opening of Faughary Wind Farm marks a further acceleration in the roll-out of Gaelectric's near term portfolio of consented wind energy projects in Ireland and brings our operating total to 66MW across four projects.

"This will be added to later this year when we expect to energise a further 70 MW of projects bringing our total to 136MW by year end. Faughary represents an important further step on our journey to realise a 400MW portfolio of operating wind energy assets by 2017.

"Faughary will make a significant contribution to the renewable energy generation in County Leitrim and the West of Ireland, and represents a €6 million investment in renewable energy in the County."

(CD/JP)