Irish firm to build €3.1bn wind projects

Irish energy firm Mainstream Renewable Power is set to begin construction work on €3.1bn worth of wind and solar projects across four continents this year.

The Dublin-headquartered firm is finalising grid connections for the projects which are based in Scotland, South Africa, Chile and Canada. They all have received planning permission and are fully financed.

The projects have a combined capacity of more than 1,000MW of power — enough electricity to power over half a million houses.