Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE), through its renewable energy development division Airtricity, has acquired the Slieve Divena Phase II wind farm project in Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland, from RES UK & Ireland. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE), through its renewable energy development division Airtricity, has acquired the Slieve Divena Phase II wind farm project in Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland, from RES UK & Ireland. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Slieve Divena Phase II was granted planning consent in 2007 and will be an eight turbine, 20MW (megawatt) extension to SSE’s existing 30MW Slieve Divena wind farm.  

Ian Marchant, chief executive of SSE, said: “The deal is another step towards our target of 4,000MW of operating renewable energy capacity in the UK and Ireland by 2013 and another illustration of the opportunities flowing from our acquisition last year of Airtricity.”

In the twelve months to 31 March 2009, SSE reported pre-tax profits of £1.3 million.