Information event on next steps for Mayo windfarm project
There are plans for a windfarm development close to Ballycastle.
The community has been invited to a public information evening on a proposed North Mayo windarm project.
SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland has announced plans to develop critical infrastructure linked to the proposed Glenora Wind Farm.
AnIn-person public information evening to take place in Ballycastle Community Hall on Tuesday, December, 10 from 2pm-7. 30pm.
Glenora Wind Farm is a proposed 22 turbine, 158MW renewable energy project, to be located near Ballycastle. In December 2023, the co-development partners jointly submitted a planning application for the wind farm to An Bord Pleanála, with a decision currently pending.
If apporved and constructed as proposed, the wind farm would produce enough energy to power more than 115,000 homes annually and offset an estimated 113,000 metric tonnes of harmful carbon emissions each year.
The next stage of development for Glenora Wind Farm is for SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland to submit a planning application for the associated onsite substation and underground grid connection route to link the wind farm to the existing 110kV substation at Tawnaghmore. The co-development partners may also make a separate planning application for an onsite battery energy storage system to Mayo County Council.
