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Clachaig Glen

Awaiting Construction60 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 10 February 2026

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
60 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
RWE UK
Location
Kintyre Peninsula, approximately 20km north of Campbeltown and 1.8km north east of Muasdale, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
ECU00002103
Turbines
12, 200 m to tip

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  • 17 March 2022 Planning application submitted
  • 5 November 2024 Planning permission granted
  • 5 November 2029 Planning permission expired

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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