SSE Renewables on Thursday said it has reached the halfway mark of turbine installation at its 443-MW Viking wind farm in the Shetland Islands, with the project expected to be fully operational by the autumn of 2024.
Fifty two of the wind farm’s 103 Vestas V117 turbines, which will operate in the 4.3 MW power mode, have now been installed.
Installation of turbine components started in February. All the tower base sections have already been deployed and all turbines are planned to be fully erected this year.
Viking wind farm is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK, capable of generating enough energy to power the equivalent of almost half a million homes, the company estimates.
A year ago, the renewables arm of UK energy company SSE Plc (LON:SSE) secured a contract for difference from the UK government for 220 MW of the project. A subsea link that will connect Shetland to the national grid is due to be completed by the summer of 2024.
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