Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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
