Tallest wind farm in Scotland to create 50 new jobs after winning contract

SCOTLAND’S tallest wind farm is set to create 50 new jobs after winning a government contract.

The £3billion Inch Cape site will be located in the North Sea off the Angus coast.

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Once completed, it will feature up to 72 turbines and generate more than 5TWh of renewable electricity each year.

The power it generates will be transported 85 kilometres via export cables to a new substation being built on the East Lothian coast.

Montrose Port, the future operations and maintenance base for the offshore wind farm, will benefit from the creation of at least 50 jobs.

The Port of Dundee was selected as the pre-assembly base, and work will begin there in 2025, with the creation of another 50 jobs.

Inch Cape was awarded a contract for difference (CfD) in the UK Government’s latest allocation round.

The scheme aims to drive investment in renewable energy projects in the UK at the least cost to the consumer.

It means the government will pay per megawatt of electricity produced by the project.

Inch Cape Project Director, John Hill said: “The award of the CfD is an important milestone for the project as we continue to work closely with our key suppliers and stakeholders towards achieving financial close later this year.”

The project is a joint venture between Red Rock Power Limited and Irish energy utility ESB.

Inch Cape will comprise up to 72 wind turbine generators, each standing up to 274 metres tall.

The turbines will be installed in water depths ranging from 34 to 64 metres.

Acting Net Zero and Energy secretary Gillian Martin MSP told The Courier: “Scotland’s burgeoning renewables sector has huge potential.

“We need to see even greater project numbers and renewables capacity delivered through the CfD in future, and we will be engaging with industry to understand the implications for projects that were not successful in this year’s allocation round.

“We will continue to work with the UK Government to ensure that maximum support, sufficient budget and more longer-term certainty is provided to Scottish projects in Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7.”