Crossmore Wind Farm remains on track to enter commercial operation next year. The 25.2 MW wind farm will be capable of generating enough renewable energy to power around 28,000 homes. It will offset over 40,000 tonnes of carbon annually, which equates to removing around 28,000 cars off our roads, and will make a significant contribution to the delivery of Ireland’s 2030 Climate Action Targets.

Commenting on the continued progress on site, Energia Renewables Project Manager, Tony Gallagher said, “This is a significant milestone for our construction team, bringing energisation and the start of renewable electricity generation on site one step closer. Crossmore Wind Farm will help Ireland achieve its Climate Action targets, contributing to the local economy through rates contributions and a local community benefit fund.

“I would like to thank everyone involved in the strategic and logistical planning of this project which further underlines our track record of delivering wind farm and other significant renewable energy developments across the island of Ireland.”

The installation of the final turbine at the Crossmore site was overseen by the Energia Renewables construction team in close collaboration with turbine provider ENERCON, who supplied and safely erected all seven turbines.

Commissioning and testing of turbines will commence in the coming weeks and will continue until the site becomes fully operational, which is expected next summer. Crossmore Wind Farm will operate a community benefit fund which will start allocating project grants one year after the start of commercial operation in 2026.  The fund will be administered on behalf of Energia by an independent charitable trust and will advertise for community group project grant applications which prioritise energy efficiency, sustainability and community resilience.

Crossmore Wind Farm will become Energia Group’s seventeenth operational site on the island of Ireland. The Group continues to make progress on its €3bn Positive Energy investment programme, focussed on renewable energy projects. Ongoing projects include onshore and offshore wind, solar, battery storage, and green hydrogen, and it is anticipated this programme will add around 2.6 GW of additional renewable capacity to the system by 2030 to facilitate the achievement of Government targets and keep momentum towards the overall objective of Net Zero.