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Viking Wind Farm
Viking Wind Farm is operational in Scottish Government (S36) with a recorded capacity of 443 MW, and has been generating since 2024-09-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2018-11-14 |
| Permission granted | 2019-05-24 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 2024-09-01 63 months after consent |
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How big is Viking Wind Farm?
Viking Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 443 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Viking Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Viking Energy Wind Farm. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Viking Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2018-11-14. Permission was granted on 2019-05-24, 6 months later. The site became operational on 2024-09-01, 63 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 6828.
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