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Creag Riabhach Wind Farm

Operational92.4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 16 January 2023

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
92.4 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
ERG
Location
Creag Riabhach Lairg, Highland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
EC00002078
First operating
2023
Turbines
22, 125 m to tip

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  • 3 January 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 17 October 2016 Planning permission granted
  • 24 May 2021 Construction started
  • 12 January 2023 Operational

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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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