An Irish energy firm has begun supplying energy from five new windfarms to power over 36,000 homes.

The windfarms are located at Longmountain and Glenbuck in County Antrim and Altamuskin, Eshmore and Gortfinbar in County Tyrone.

Energia said the new facilities will generate a combined total of 73MWs of renewable energy.

The two Antrim windfarms will generate 27.6MWs and 9MWs respectively. The three farms in County Tyrone will generate 14MWs, 6.9MWs and 15MWs respectively.

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Peter Baillie, Managing Director of Energia Renewables, said: "2017 is a very significant year for Energia Renewables. We are very proud of our achievement in opening these five new windfarms following shortly after we opened the biggest windfarm on the island of Ireland at Meenadreen, County Donegal in March. This takes Energia to over 1,000MWs of windfarm power purchase agreements, which is 26% of all windfarm offtake throughout Ireland.

"These developments would not have been possible without the support of the local communities in Antrim and Tyrone and we look forward to working with the community groups into the future."

(CD/LM)