Vestas has been appointed as turbine supplier on the Lenalea Wind Farm site, a 30MW project in County Donegal.
The project is being co-developed by SSE Renewables and Coillte Renewable Energy.
Lenalea Wind Farm, which is located around 8km south west of Letterkenny, is expected to enter construction next month.
Vestas will supply and install seven V117-4.2 MW turbines in 4.3 MW operating mode at the project.
The turbines will be serviced through a service agreement, utilising Vestas' existing service base in the region.
The V117-4.3 MW turbines will rise to a hub height of 76.5 metres and will be first delivered from the second quarter of 2023.
It said full wind farm commissioning is expected in late 2023.
In September 2020 Lenalea received the green light for development after it won a contract for low carbon power in the first round of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS1), Ireland’s first competitive auction for onshore wind.
This means Lenalea will receive guaranteed revenue for the low carbon electricity it generates for the 15-year duration of the RESS1 contract.
SSE Renewables is leading on construction of the project and will operate Lenalea Wind Farm throughout its lifetime.
Once operational, it said Lenalea Wind Farm will generate enough electricity to power almost 20,000 Irish homes with green energy and offset over 21,000 kg of harmful carbon emissions annually.
Maria Ryan, Director of Development, Ireland, at SSE Renewables said they are delighted to be working with Vestas on this project.
"The delivery of Lenalea will play a key role in advancing our strategic objective at SSE Renewables to drive the transition to a zero-carbon future and will play an important part in the green recovery and meeting Ireland's climate action goals," she said.
Ireland has the highest share of electricity demand in the world met by onshore wind and Gary Crowley, Sales Director, Ireland, at Vestas Northern & Central Europe, said they are pleased to be part of the continued progress of the wind industry in Ireland with the development of the Lenalea Wind Farm project.
"Vestas is proud to be working with our long-term partners, SSE Renewables, and their joint venture partner, Coillte Renewable Energy.
"Lenalea is yet another example of Vestas' strong technology fit for the Irish market and builds on our recent successes from Ireland’s RESS1 auction," he said.
