Stranoch wind farm near Dumfries completes 20-turbine installation

EDF Power Solutions UK has completed the installation of all 20 turbines at the 102MW Stranoch wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, moving the project into the final stage of construction ahead of full operations in 2027.

The wind farm, near New Luce, has been under construction since May 2024. EDF confirmed the latest milestone on 15 September 2026, with electrical work to connect the site to the grid now under way.

Stranoch wind farm at a glance

• Location: Near New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway
• Capacity: 102MW
• Turbines: 20
• Construction started: May 2024
• Full operations planned: 2027
• Principal contractor: I&H Brown
• Turbine supplier and installer: Vestas
• Electrical works: Powersystems UK

The installation followed the delivery of 189 major turbine components from the Port of Cairnryan earlier in 2026. Vestas carried out the turbine installation alongside principal contractor I&H Brown, the Perth-based family-owned civil engineering business.

Among the turbines is a Vestas EnVentus V150. EDF describes it as the most powerful wind turbine installed in the UK and one of the first of its type to be deployed in the country.

Scottish businesses involved in construction

The Stranoch project has provided work across several parts of the renewable-energy supply chain.

I&H Brown is responsible for the main civil engineering work, while Powersystems UK is carrying out the electrical installation, testing, commissioning, and high-voltage infrastructure required to connect the wind farm to the grid. EDF has previously said it has sought to use Scottish and local suppliers where possible during construction.

With turbine installation finished, the focus now moves to the electrical and commissioning phase before the site begins full operations.

EDF power solutions UK chief technical officer Yusuf Patel said the project was entering its final construction phase as work moved towards energisation and operation.

Tesco and BAE Systems among power buyers

Part of Stranoch’s future electricity output has already been committed through corporate power purchase agreements.

Tesco is due to buy enough electricity from the wind farm to match the annual power use of more than 80 average-sized supermarkets. BAE Systems has also agreed to buy power from the project, which EDF says could meet around 40% of the company’s current UK electricity demand.

South East Water is due to purchase a further portion of the site’s generation.

The BAE Systems agreement has a Scottish connection of its own, with the company building Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy in Glasgow.

£510,000 annual community fund planned

Local communities are also due to receive funding once Stranoch becomes operational.

EDF says around £40,000 has already been awarded to community groups during the past two years through a construction-stage sponsorship fund. That scheme is expected to be replaced by a community benefit fund worth about £510,000 a year once the wind farm is operating.

Discussions are continuing with local communities over how the long-term fund will be administered.