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Druim Leathann Wind Farm

Revised42 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 27 February 2018

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
42 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Forsa (formerly 2020 Renewables/Velocita)
Location
2km west of Tolsta and 16km north east of Stornoway, Western Isles, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Planning application
13/00215/PPDM
Turbines
14, 126 m to tip

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  • 30 April 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 5 December 2013 Planning permission granted
  • 31 December 2016 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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