Grant aid boost for wind energy farms

The wind energy sector has been boosted by extension of wind farm connection deadlines.

Communications, Climate Action and Environment Minister Denis Naughten has extended wind farm connection deadlines in the REFIT 2 support scheme.

REFIT 2 is a feed-in tariff scheme established in 2012 to support development of up to 4,000MW of electricity generating capacity, from wind, hydro and biomass landfill gas technologies.