Construction is underway on the extension to ScottishPower Renewables’ Kilgallioch windfarm, enhancing the energy capacity and environmental enrichment. Farrans is principal contractor for the extension of Kilgallioch and neighbouring site Arecleoch which is being constructed at the same time.
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ScottishPower Renewables
Work is underway on an extension project which will add an additional nine turbines to ScottishPower Renewables’ Kilgallioch windfarm. Farrans is the Principal Contractor.
The site is located in and around Kilgallioch and Purgatory Forests, 5 kilometres south of Barrhill, South Ayrshire and 5 kilometres north east of New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway.
Farrans is familiar with this site having constructed the original 96 Gamesa turbines operating up to 239 megawatts at the site. Works involved 65km road construction, 45000m3 of reinforced concrete, extraction of 1.2 million tonnes of rock from six on site quarries and the installation of electrical infrastructure including 400km of HV cabling, the construction of 800m2 control building and 410 hectares of tree clearance.
The extension of Kilgallioch wind farm is taking place at the same time as an extension to Arecleoch wind farm which sits alongside. Farrans is the Principal Contractor on both projects.
The approved extensions will add 13 additional turbines to South Ayrshire’s Arecleoch Windfarm, and Kilgallioch Windfarm in Dumfries and Galloway will see an additional 9 turbines, boosting capacity to almost 485MW – enough to power the equivalent of over 300,000 homes – and supercharging the community benefit funding provided by both sites.
To date, the local communities have benefited from almost £16 million in funding contributions, with this anticipated to increase to up to £31.4m across the lifespan of both windfarms.