Celtic Sea Array offshore wind farm : SSE Renewables seeks public comments on €2.5bn project

SSE Renewables has started the public consultation process for its proposed €2.5 billion Celtic Sea Array offshore wind farm in Ireland.

As part of the consultation, the renewables company is encouraging members of the public in Counties Waterford, Cork, and Wexford to express their opinion on the offshore wind project.

The public consultation will be held over a four-week period from 17 October until 11 November 2022.

To be located in the Celtic Sea off the Waterford coast and Suir Estuary, the Celtic Sea Array offshore wind farm will have a total power generation capacity of 1.2GW.

The electricity produced by the offshore wind farm in Ireland will be sufficient to power approximately 1.25 million homes and businesses annually and help in offsetting 1.2 billion kilograms of carbon emissions.

SSE Renewables seeks public comments on 1.2GW Celtic Sea Array offshore wind farm in Ireland. Photo courtesy of SSE.

Martin Sweeney — SSE Renewables Lead Project Manager, commenting on the Celtic Sea Array offshore wind farm, said: “We look forward to engaging in-person with communities in County Waterford, Cork and Wexford in relation to Celtic Sea Array. It is really important that local stakeholders get an opportunity to engage directly and share their views on the project ahead of us submitting a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) application to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) next year.

“Our dedicated project team, website, in-person and virtual events will offer a variety of ways for stakeholders to learn more about the project and to arrange meetings with the project team, and to provide feedback to us.”

The public consultation on the Celtic Sea Array offshore wind farm will include a presentation of in-person exhibitions and a webinar to provide a comprehensive overview of the project for the members of the community.

To collect and record feedback and local information on the proposed offshore wind farm project in Ireland, the SSE Renewables stakeholder engagement team will work with local communities and stakeholders.