Ørsted and Amazon are to move forward with the development of a new wind farm in County Antrim.
The 16 megawatt farm which was acquired by Ørsted in June 2021 will be located in Ballykeel.
Multinational company Amazon will offtake all of the power produced by the farm.
"I'm delighted that we’re continuing to bring renewable projects in Northern Ireland to FID, and we look forward to completing the Ballykeel project in close cooperation with Amazon," said Kieran White, Vice President and Managing Director of Ireland & UK Onshore in Ørsted.
"This project is the first project in Northern Ireland to reach FID under a corporate PPA, which shows that it’s possible to add green power to the Northern Ireland grid in the absence of government subsidies for renewable projects," he added.
The wind farm is expected to be operational in 2023 and will bring Ørsted Onshore’s capacity in Ireland to 372 MW in operation and under construction.
Ørsted Onshore entered the European market in April 2021 with the acquisition of Ireland and UK onshore wind business Brookfield Renewable Ireland.
It said it is continuously evaluating opportunities to enter other European markets.
