Balfour Beatty awarded £15m wind farm contract
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services has been awarded a £15m electrical infrastructure contract by Farrans Construction at Arecleoch wind farm in south Ayrshire, Scotland.
The wind farm will comprise 60 wind turbines, generating a total output of approximately 120MW. Farrans Construction is working for ultimate client ScottishPower Renewables. Balfour Beatty's contract for Farrans is expected to be completed by Easter 2011.
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