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New £50m Tyrone wind farm to operational by late summer

NTR program manager Martin Sweeney and Fionnuala Brennan, relationship manager at First Trust Bank are pictured at the £50m Castlecraig Wind Farm
NTR program manager Martin Sweeney and Fionnuala Brennan, relationship manager at First Trust Bank are pictured at the £50m Castlecraig Wind Farm NTR program manager Martin Sweeney and Fionnuala Brennan, relationship manager at First Trust Bank are pictured at the £50m Castlecraig Wind Farm

A NEW £50 million Co Tyrone wind farm is set to be fully operation by late summer.

Construction is now complete on the 10-turbine farm near Drumquin, known locally as the Castlecraig Wind Farm and the major development is now going through a series of power and energising tests.

Once operational it will produce enough energy to meet the needs of over 18,500 homes a year.

Owned by sustainable infrastructure investors NTR, the £50m project has been financed with support from First Trust Bank. Construction of Castlecraig, which began in January last year, has been managed by renewable energy company, RES, who will continue to manage the project over the next 25 years.

A number of local firms were involved in construction process including, Adman from Omagh, B.McCaffrey & Sons Ltd, Colton Quarries, Tracey Concrete from Enniskillen, Lisburn based Mar-Train Heavy Haulage as well as staff from Barton Industrial Services and Omexom.

NTR program manager, Martin Sweeney said they are delighted to complete constrcution at the site.

"The expertise of the team coupled with the recent good weather, saw an average of two turbines erected each week, a fantastic feat, bringing the project ahead of schedule."

The project is the latest in a series of renewable energy projects supported by First Trust Bank in Northern Ireland.

Fionnuala Brennan, relationship manager at First Trust Bank added:

“It’s great to see Castlecraig Wind Farm hit this significant milestone and we are proud to have supported the construction of a key infrastructure project that is enabling substantial inward investment to the local area and across Northern Ireland."