Energia has announced that they have commenced operations at its newest wind farm at Hollyford, County Tipperary, supplying energy to homes and businesses across Ireland.

Located near the village of Hollyford in County Tipperary, the €19m Hollyford wind farm has the capacity to produce 9MW of renewable electricity.

The main body of the facility’s three turbines stand 75m-tall while their rotor blades have a diameter of 101m.

The Hollyford site was chosen by the company due to its high average wind speeds which have been placed in ‘category one’, the highest wind-to-power ratio.

Energia is one of Ireland’s largest providers of renewable energy with a portfolio of 684 MW of operational renewable electricity capacity, with a further 280MW of wind farm projects currently in development across the country.

Peter Baillie, managing director, Energia Renewables said of the wind farm’s beginning of operations: “We are delighted to be producing sustainable energy in Hollyford and supplying it to businesses around Ireland.

This €19m wind farm represents another significant investment in renewable capacity by Energia. We want to extend a big thank you to the local community for the support it has given this project. The development of Hollyford is a very positive step forward for renewable energy in Ireland and local support for the project is a key element to their success.”