Achany Wind Farm

19 turbines · operational · Highland

Wind farm facts

StatusOperational
County / regionHighland
Turbines19
Installed capacity38 MW
Turbine capacity2 MW
Tip heightnot recorded
Operator (or applicant)Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Turbine manufacturernot recorded
Turbine modelnot recorded

♻️ Project timeline

Dated milestones from the UK Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Q2 2026 — not estimates.

2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 2028 Original scheme Application submitted October 2005 Refused August 2006 Permission granted September 2007 Granted on appeal September 2007 Under construction April 2009 Operational October 2010 Later scheme Application submitted July 2021 Permission granted May 2023 Permission expired May 2028

From application to operation, this scheme took about 5 years.

The register links a second scheme on this site (REPD ref 7475, Awaiting Construction): 18 turbines · 200 m tip height · applicant SSE Renewables. Two schemes on one site usually mean a repowering or an extension — to be confirmed with the operator.

Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0. REPD ref 3205.

What the register tells us

The application was determined in about 23 months. Construction to first power took about 18 months. The register records a refusal in August 2006 before the scheme progressed. Permission was ultimately granted on appeal in September 2007. The scheme has been operating for about 16 years. That works out at 2 MW per turbine on average.

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