Kedco plans 30MW of Irish wind

Ireland's wind-power sector has started warming up

Cork-based developer Kedco has unveiled plans for up to 30MW of wind in northwest Ireland, giving it a firm foothold in the recovering Irish wind market.

Reforce Energy, which Kedco acquired last month, has signed a co-development agreement with a private landowner which will see a trio of wind farms built.

Kedco will fund all pre-construction development costs in return for a 50% stake in the future projects, and is obligated to submit planning applications by the end of the year.

The company is “currently considering similar opportunities” across Ireland, says chief executive Gerry Madden.

Founded five years ago by Steve Dalton, formerly a project-finance specialist at RBS Ulster Bank, and listed on London’s AIM market, Kedco principally develops biomass gasification and anaerobic digestion plants…

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