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
