One of Ireland’s leading wind farm operators has launched a new planning bid to try and complete the Meenbog wind farm in Co Donegal following protracted planning and legal disputes since a serious bogslide at the site in 2020. Planning files lodged during July show that Planree Ltd is looking for substitute consent from An Coimisiún Pleanála to complete the 19-turbine, 90MW project.  Planree’s parent company is Enerco Energy, one of Ireland’s biggest wind operators. It is estimated to operate close to 15 per cent of the country’s entire wind capacity. Previous progress with the wind farm on blanket bog…

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