A company headquartered in Buttevant, Co Cork has partnered with ESB to develop Lyra Wind Farm in Co. Mayo, a renewable energy project with the potential to generate up to 100MW of clean power.
DP Energy has collaborated with ESB previously to develop Cappawhite Wind Farm, a 51MW onshore wind project in Co. Tipperary, located at the southernmost extent of the mountain range known as Hollyford Hills. The company also previously sold its operating and pipeline projects to ESB in 2008.
The proposed area of development in county Mayo is situated in the townlands of Cordarragh South, Corveagh Upper and Teevinish West, located approximately 7km southeast of Westport, 2.2km southeast of Aghagower village and 9.5km west of Ballintubber village. The majority of the proposed turbine area is located at an elevation of between 100m and 200m above sea level and will generate enough energy to power up to 70,914 homes on an annual basis.
The design of the proposed project is at an early stage and is following an iterative approach that will be guided by any potential environmental impacts, as advised by third party technical experts. The wind farm, once operational, will only occupy a small portion of the overall site area – approximately 4% – allowing many of the existing land uses such as farming and biodiversity management to continue alongside.
