Cordal Wind Farm is an 89.6MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Kerry, Ireland. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 2018.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 89.6 89.6 Active Kerry, Ireland Element Power; Saorgus Energy

Description

The project was developed by Element Power and Saorgus Energy. The project is currently owned by Cubico Sustainable Investments with a stake of 100%.

The project generates 300,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 75,000 households, offsetting 225,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $197.487m.

The Tubular Steel towers installed at the project site are 85m high.

Development Status

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The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in May 2018.

Contractors Involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 28 units of 3.2-103 turbines, each with 3.2MW nameplate capacity.

GE Renewable Energy is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.

About Element Power

Element Power Ltd (Element Power) is a renewable energy company that develops, acquires, builds, finances and operates onshore wind, solar, flexible grid and interconnection projects. The company offers services such as operation and maintenance, project and grid development, structuring and financing, construction management, operational management, asset management, operation and maintenance, site assessment and design, quality assurance and inspection, technical evaluation, and others. Its projects include Maali Interconnector, Greenlink Interconnector, El Tesoro, Viento Sur, Sucha Kamienica and Windy Rig Wind Farm, among others. The company has operations in the UK, Ireland, Finland and Poland. Element Power is headquartered in London, the UK.

About Saorgus Energy

Saorgus Energy Ltd (Saorgus Energy) is an alternative energy company that develops wind energy projects and offers related services. The company develops and manages onshore projects and offshore projects. Its onshore projects comprise Tursillagh, Tursillagh 2, Derrybrien, Cloghboola, Cordal, and Muingnaminnane located in Ireland. Saorgus Energy is currently in the advanced stages of development of several wind farms with potential production capacities. The company offers construction and processing of offshore projects which include Dublin array project. It supplies electricity to residential customers in the region of Kerry. Saorgus Energy is headquartered in Tralee, Kerry, Ireland.

Methodology

All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.