Gruig Wind Farm, County Antrim

Gruig Planning Ref D/2004/0790
Validated November 2004

Planning permission to build a ten turbine wind farm at Gruig, near Loughgiel, Co. Antrim, was granted in July 2007. The new project will be adjacent to the existing wind farm at Corkey, which was also developed and built by the RES Group, in 1994. It is estimated that the new wind turbines alone will generate electricity equivalent to the needs of 14,000 homes, every year.

The wind farm will be located 3km east of Corkey village, 5km southeast of Loughgiel and 6km east of Cloughmills. The project will be built by Renewable Energy Systems Construction Ltd, using subcontractors drawn from the local and wider markets for the civil and electrical works.

The planning application, accompanied by a full environmental statement, was made in 2004 and was preceded by a six-month long information programme for the local community and their representatives, involving door-to-door visits, letters, public exhibitions and press releases.

To view our latest press releases, click below....

15 November 2007 - Work Begins at Gruig Wind Farm...
3rd August 2007 - ‘YES’ TO GRUIG WIND FARM...


Information about the Project

Installed Capacity: Number of Turbines: Turbine Rating:	up to 25 MW 10 up to 2,500 kW