SSE eyes more Irish projects as owners of Airtricity

British energy supplier SSE — which has agreed to merge its British

SSE eyes more Irish projects as owners of Airtricity

British energy supplier SSE — which has agreed to merge its British UK retail energy supply business with Germany’s N-Power to create Britain’s second largest energy supplier — has said it is exploring future development options for onshore wind projects in Ireland as part of the recent consultation process around the design of a new renewable electricity support scheme put forward by the Government.

SSE, which owns Airtricity here, delivered two onshore wind projects — in Galway and Tyrone — earlier this year and is constructing an 18 megawatt project in Kerry, which is due to be completed early next year.

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