09:06 AM EDT, 04/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Boralex ( BRLXF ) on Tuesday said the 106-MW Limekiln wind farm in the U.K. and all its turbines are now operational.
The wind farm is Boralex's ( BRLXF ) flagship project in Scotland and its first operational site in the U.K.
"The U.K. is a key geography in achieving our growth and diversification objectives, and the operation of Limekiln wind farm enables us to strengthen our strategic position in the UK, while contributing to the global energy transition," said Patrick Decostre, Boralex's ( BRLXF ) president and CEO.
The wind farm has government-backed 15-year contract for difference that starts in April 2028. Boralex ( BRLXF ) signed a power purchase agreement with Statkraft to cover the period between commissioning of the wind farm and the beginning of the contract.
"The operational phase announced today is a major step towards achieving our ambition of increasing our portfolio of ready-to-build and operational renewable energy assets in the UK, a market with high development potential, to 1 GW by 2030," said Nicolas Wolff, senior vice president and general manager of Boralex Europe.