Kilgallioch wind farm turbine incident under investigation – BBC News Online

A wind turbine has collapsed in the south-west of Scotland, BBC Scotland
understands.

The incident happened at Kilgallioch wind farm, which straddles the border
between Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire, early last Friday.

An investigation has been launched by developer Scottish Power Renewables
and turbine manufacturer Gamesa.

The 96-turbine site is currently under construction and due to be fully
connected to the grid later this year.

A spokeswoman for Scottish Power Renewables said: “We are currently
investigating an incident relating to an installed turbine at Kilgallioch
wind farm during the early hours of Friday 13 January.

“The turbine was not yet operational and no one was in the vicinity at the
time.”

Spanish firm Gamesa confirmed that they were also involved in the
investigation.

A spokeswoman said: “We are currently investigating – jointly with the
owner of the wind farm – the root-cause of this incident.”

Scottish Power Renewables has previously said Kilgallioch wind farm would
be the second largest in the UK once completed.

It said it could meet the energy needs of 130,000 homes.