Killala Wind Farm

2020

LOCATION:
Killala, Mayo, Ireland

TYPE:
On Shore

NO. OF TURBINES:
1 Siemens Gamesa turbines

WIND CAPACITY:
3.4MW

Killala Community Wind Farm is located in Killala, County Mayo. The first phase included five 3.4MW Siemens turbines with an total wind capacity of 17MW. EIRTECK was appointed to complete the electrical installation of an additional Siemens turbine in 2020 with the same capacity, which took the total installed capacity of the wind farm to 20.4MW.

The project is expected to output 52GWh of energy each year which is enough power for up to 10,000 family homes. The project has been developed over the past decade with the support of the local community.