RES has been granted development consent by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council for its Magheralin solar farm, in Northern Ireland.
Located 1km southwest of Magheralin, County Down, the solar farm will be rated at 29.9MW.
Rachel Buchanan, Senior Development Project Manager for RES, said, “We have ensured the land to be used by the solar farm can continue to be used for agricultural purposes, in the form of sheep farming. Sheep farming supports rural economies and enables a rich diversity of wildlife, while producing food.
“Furthermore, where a solar farm is installed on land which has been intensively farmed, it enables the ground underneath to recover, helping to ensure the continued availability of quality agricultural acreage for future generations.”
The company said opportunities are expected for local contractors and employees to get involved in the construction phase, which is expected to take around 40 weeks.