Issue - meetings

Siobhan Jarvie of ScottishPower Renewables provided a brief update on local site activity within the area.  She advised that to date ScottishPower Renewables had invested £3,192,000 in community benefit across the region from the 5 sites within the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands area.  Ms Jarvie advised that since the last meeting, the Sheirdrim development had been refused at Public Local Inquiry and the Earraghail hybrid project was in the process of a Public Local Inquiry.  She advised that local contacts would be kept up-to-date on the progress. 

The Chair took the opportunity to congratulate all those involved in the contributions that the Windfarm Trusts had made in local communities. 

Siobhan Jarvie of ScottishPower Renewables provided a brief update on local site activity within the area, including the progress of the Earraghail hybrid project and Sheirdrim development.    Siobhan confirmed that ScottishPower Renewables had been successful in winning the rights to develop an off-shore windfarm off of the West Coast of Islay, and advised that this development would be known as Machair Wind.  She further advised that ScottishPower Renewables have paid £2.7m in community benefit across the sites they have in Argyll to date.