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Uisenis Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction165 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 1 October 2025

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
165 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Uisenis Power Limited
Location
Sw/O Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Islands, HS1, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Turbines
25, 200 m to tip

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  • 22 August 2023 Planning application submitted
  • 18 September 2025 Planning permission granted
  • 18 September 2030 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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