Wind farm likely to be approved

The erection of a wind farm and the regeneration of a rural Moray community will proceed simultaneously. This has been disclosed by the firm behind the planned move. The company behind the project is known as Infinergy.

Infinergy has submitted an application of one thousand and eight hundred pages to the government of Scotland declaring their plans to develop a wind on the Glenfiddich Estate at Dorenell Farm. The wind farm will consist of fifty nine wind energy turbines. Earlier Infinergy had proposed to develop a wind farm consisting of seventy one wind energy turbines. This came after extensive consultations with the members of the public.

Infinergy has in the past said that the project enjoys widespread support despite the fact that there has been strong objections mounted against the proposal. Infinergy has insisted that the project would be highly beneficial to the area in various ways.

A report on the neighbouring Cabrach community concluded that the wind energy scheme would be a great opportunity to help in regenerating the community.

Infinergy totally agreed with the report and disclosed that over the twenty five years in which the project would be in existence approximately nine million sterling pounds would be pumped into the community.

Every year three hundred and fifty four thousand sterling pounds will be going to the community fund. The administration of the money will be done by an independent charitable trust whose members will be drawn from the community.

Cabrach Community Association’s member, Gillian Gordon, welcomed the community fund saying it would boost the area economically.

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