Proposed Carlow wind farm could power the equivalent of 36,000 homes says EDF Renewables Ireland

EDF Renewables Ireland will host a public exhibition for proposed Carlow wind farm.

EDF Renewables Ireland announces new details about its proposed Seskin Wind Farm, ahead of a public exhibition in the Lord Bagenal Inn, Carlow on 15th August.

The project, located to the northwest of the village of Old Leighlin, in the townlands of Seskinrea and Ridge, will comprise of seven turbines with tip heights of up to 180m. Collectively the turbines will have a generating capacity of c.50MW, enough to power the equivalent of c.36,000 homes.

If the project receives planning permission and is constructed, a Community Benefit Fund will be established, to support local initiatives and activities.

Following consultation with the local community, the project team intends to submit a planning application and the Environmental Impact Assessment Report in support of the project to Carlow County Council at the end of 2023.

Subject to planning permission, the wind farm is expected to be operational in 2027. 

The project will also include access tracks, a substation, battery energy storage, a temporary construction compound, a permanent meteorological mast, underground cabling and a grid connection which links the wind farm to the national electricity grid.

Jenny Howard, Head of Development at EDF Renewables Ireland, said: “The public exhibition gives us an opportunity to provide detailed information to the local community on the project and its progress to date, and equally importantly to get feedback from the local community in response to our proposals.”

The public exhibition will be held at the Lord Bagenal Inn from 3pm to 8pm on 15th August 2023.

It will feature information about the project and the environmental surveys completed to date, photomontages illustrating the visual impact of the turbines from local viewpoints, details of the project timeline and information on other aspects of wind energy.

All are welcome to attend. 

To find out more about Seskin Wind Farm please visit HERE.