Wigton Windfarm submits bid bond in 115MW wind project in UK

Wigton Windfarm has submitted a 1% bid bond to the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) to implement plans for the construction a 24MW wind power plant in Rose Hill, Manchester, UK.

The company, which was one of three preferred bidders selected by the OUR to supply 115MW electricity from renewable energy sources, is planning to start negotiations with suppliers soon and then move the engineering, design and construction phase of the venture.

The new Wigton III plant, which is expected to produce 63GWh of energy per year, will be located on lands adjoining the company’s 38.7MW wind farm plant, evwind reports.

Wigton Windfarm chairman Ian Kelly said that the company is very pleased to have been selected as one of the preferred bidders and its attention is now focused on the implementation of its plans.

The new clean energy plant will increase renewable energy input to the national grid to nearly 10%, while it will also reduce greenhouse gas pollution.

"One of the goals of the National Energy Policy is for Jamaica to get at least 20% of its energy supply from renewables by 2030 and now Wigton will play an even more active role in the achievement of this goal," Kelly added.

The project will be executed within the time lines specified by the OUR. The time lines represent that construction should start by August 2014 with commissioning by August 2015.

During the construction phase, the project will create over 125 jobs and three permanent positions for engineers after commissioning.

In 2004, the company started operation with a 20.7MW wind generating plant. The Wigton II plant was commissioned with 18MW of additional capacity in 2010.

Image: wind power project in UK. Photo: courtesy of Wigton Windfarm.

Wind energy in Jamaica: Wigton begins implementation of plans to build 24 MW wind farm

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Wind energy in Jamaica: Wigton begins implementation of plans to build 24 MW wind farm
09/10/2013
Evwind, Wind Energy

Wigton Windfarm, one of three preferred bidders selected by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) for the supply of 115 MW electricity generating capacity from renewable energy sources, has submitted its 1% bid bond and is moving quickly to implement plans for the construction of its 24 MW wind energy plant.

Wigton will begin negotiations with suppliers in short order and then move to the engineering, design and construction phase of the venture. The company anticipates that the project will be executed well within the timelines specified by the OUR which stipulate that construction should start by August 2014 with commissioning by August 2015. Project implementation is expected to create as many as 125 jobs during the construction phase and three permanent positions for engineers after commissioning.

The new facility, Wigton III, will be located in Rose Hill, Manchester on lands adjoining the company’s 38.7 MW wind farm complex. Projected plant output is 63,072 MWh per year which should reduce national oil consumption by more than 37,100 barrels annually and result in yearly savings of approximately J$400 million.

Wigton III will increase renewable energy input to the national grid from 7.5% to nearly 10%, (without factoring in any other new projects). The clean energy facility will also reduce greenhouse gas pollution, an adverse effect of traditional fossil fuel generating plants.

"We are very pleased to have been selected as one of the preferred bidders and our attention is now focused on the implementation of our plans," said Wigton’s Chairman, Ian Kelly.

"One of the goals of the National Energy Policy is for Jamaica to get at least 20% of its energy supply from renewables by 2030 and now Wigton will play an even more active role in the achievement of this goal," he added.

Wigton Windfarm began operating in 2004 with a 20.7MW wind generating facility. In 2010, Wigton II was commissioned providing 18MW of additional capacity. In its nine years of operating the wind farm reduced Jamaica’s oil consumption by almost 335,000 barrels resulting in savings of approximately J$2.2 billion.