Partner Edward Elgar tells Recharge that Elgar Middleton has been in talks with Limerick-based businessmen, who together with local landowners are identifying suitable locations to site the solar projects.

Elgar says the six projects could cost around €66m ($72m) in total to develop.

Elgar Middleton has already identified some likely sites, and planning and grid-connection applications will be made in 2016.

“Subject to the availability of connection agreements we should be able to start construction work on the solar farms in the fourth quarter of 2016,” says Elgar.

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