The
extension,
which
consists
of
69
3MW
Alstom
ECO
100
turbines
and
six
1.67MW
ECO
74
turbines,
will
bring
Whitelee
to
a
total
capacity
of
539MW.
The
€200m
($268m)
deal
is
the
first
major
order
from
Alstom
by
Iberdrola,
which
used
2.3MW
Siemens
turbines
for
the
first
stage
of
Whitelee.
The
extension
project,
which
is
scheduled
to
be
fully
completed
in
the
summer,
has
cost
more
than
£300m
($474m).
To
connect
the
turbines
to
the
grid
a
major
new
275kV
substation
was
constructed
on
the
site.
A
16.5km
high-voltage
cable
was
installed…
