EDF Renewables has officially opened its Dorenell windfarm in Scotland, its largest European onshore windfarm to date.
The site in Moray consists of 59 3MW turbines which can produce enough electricity to power 106,000 homes.
Matthieu Hue, chief executive of EDF Renewables, said: “We take a long-term approach to the windfarms we develop and recognise the importance of supporting those communities in which we operate.
“It is great local people were able to join us to mark the opening of this project – and that local initiatives in the area will now be able to share in the success of the wind farm and benefit from the community fund in the future.”
Last year EDF Renewables sold a near half stake in 24 of its UK windfarms.
The company announced the sale of a 49 per cent share in the two dozen windfarms, which have a total generating capacity of around 550MW.
The minority stake was bought for £701 million by fund manager Dalmore Capital Limited and the Pensions Infrastructure Platform, which have invested on behalf of local government retirement schemes.