Ross wind farm plans go on show

THE Ross-shire public are being invited to a Meet the Developer drop-in session to help residents find out more about the Lochluichart Wind Farm, and Eneco, the company behind the development.

The event is being held on Wednesday August 24 at Garve Village Hall, Garve, from 4pm to 8pm.

The 17 turbine, 51MW wind farm will be located on the Lochluichart Estate, on the higher land between Loch Glascarnoch and Loch Luichart, around 11 miles to the north west of Dingwall.

Construction of the project is due to start at the end of the year and it is anticipated that the wind farm will be fully operational by 2013.

At the drop-in session, information about the status of the wind farm and the next steps will be provided, and Eneco representatives will be on-hand to answer questions from members of the public.

Nigel McManus, commercial manager for Lochluichart Wind Farm, said: "The drop-in session will provide local residents with a great opportunity to learn more about Eneco, the project and aspects of the development process."

Further information about the Lochluichart Wind Farm is available at the company’s website: www.lochluichart-windfarm.com.

Eneco employs 7,000 people and its head office is located in Rotterdam.

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