Eneco Wind Acquires Tullo Wind Farm from West Coast Energy

Tuesday 18 November 2008

PRESS RELEASE

18.11.08

Eneco Wind Acquires Tullo Wind Farm from West Coast Energy

Eneco Wind BV has acquired Tullo Wind Farm Ltd from West Coast Energy Ltd. 

Tullo Wind Farm is an 8 wind turbine project located near Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, which is expected to be operational in 2010.  The project will have an installed capacity of approximately 16 Megawatts and will generate sufficient electricity for up to 9,000 homes per year and will potentially displace up to 900,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the wind farm’s operating life.   West Coast Energy will remain closely involved in the project as it moves forward.

Rob Tate, West Coast Energy’s Managing Director, said: “This project has been developed jointly by West Coast Energy and the landowner, GM. Barclay & Sons of Tullo Farm, Laurencekirk, over a number of years in close consultation with the local community.  It is an important cornerstone in West Coast Energy’s business strategy which will act as a springboard to the company’s further growth.”

Guy Madgwick, Eneco Wind BV’s UK manager commented that “This marks an important first step for Eneco in the wind industry in the UK. Eneco Wind has high ambitions in renewable electricity production and we consider the UK an attractive market to contribute to realizing these ambitions. With the acquisition of Tullo we have shown our commitment to the UK market.”

NOTES TO EDITORS

About West Coast Energy

West Coast Energy Limited is a leading independent wind energy development company established in 1996, based in Mold, North Wales, with offices in Edinburgh, Inverness and Loughborough.

West Coast Energy has been responsible for the development of over 500MW of wind energy projects on 22 sites throughout the UK, that are either operational or under construction.  West Coast Energy is further progressing a project pipeline of over 1000MW of wind projects in the UK.

West Coast Energy was advised in this process by Ernst & Young and Eversheds whilst Eneco took advice from PMSS and Dundas & Wilson.

Contact:

Steve Salt, Director, West Coast Energy Ltd

Tel: 01352 706164

Mobile: 07720 462242

e-mail: steve.salt@westcoastenergy.co.uk

About Eneco Holding

Eneco Holding (http://corporatenl.eneco.nl) is one of the three leading energy companies in the Netherlands. It applies an integrated distribution strategy and specialises in the production, transmission, trading, supply and metering of energy (electricity, gas and heat) and related products and services. Eneco Holding is making a transition to becoming a sustainable energy company and will make substantial investments in the area of sustainable energy during the coming years. In total the company serves approximately two million business and domestic customers. It employs 5,300 people. The head office is located in Rotterdam. 

Contact:

Cor de Ruijter, Communication & Public Affairs

Tel: +31 (0)88 896 0313

Mobile: +31 (0)6 5322 3587

e-mail: c.a.deruijter@eneco.nl

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