Ballycumber Wind Farm, Co. Wicklow – EBOP Substation Design and Build

Date of Completion: April 2019

Ballycumber Wind Farm (WF) is located near Tinahealy, Co. Wicklow. The WF includes six Siemens SWT 101 3.2MW Wind Energy Converters (WEC’S) with a maximum installed capacity of 19.2MW and a maximum export capacity of 18MW. Each WEC is capable of a maximum output of 3.2MW via a turbine transformer. The WTGs are connected at 38kV to the ESBN distribution network at the point of connection via the grid transformer located at the WF substation (Ballycumber). Ballycumber WF was contestably built Substation.