OnPath Energy secures CfD for landmark wind farm in Scotland

The Lethans Extension wind farm was selected in Allocation Round 7 (AR7) at a strike price of £72.24/MWh, which is £5/MWh below the average wholesale electricity price in Great Britain in 2025.

OnPath Energy secured planning permission for the 10-turbine project in 2024 and is now aiming to start work on site late 2027, with the turbine tips set to be up to 250 m in height.

The AR7 auction success follows on from OnPath Energy securing a CfD for the adjacent, 22-turbine Lethans wind farm in the previous allocation round.

Lethans and Lethans Extension will deliver enough renewable electricity between them to power around 190 000 homes every year, with both projects scheduled to come online in 2029.

Community benefits funds totalling more than £24 million will be available during the projects’ lifespans, while OnPath Energy is expecting to invest over £430 million in contractors, suppliers, and services based within 60 km of the site over the lifetime of the projects.

OnPath Energy is aiming to invest around £1 billion in clean energy projects across the UK by 2030 as part of its drive towards becoming the UK’s leading renewable energy developer.

Richard Dunkley, CEO at OnPath Energy, commented: “The CfDs scheme has been a key enabler for the success of onshore wind industry in Great Britain and we are pleased that Lethan’s Extensions has been awarded a contract in the latest allocation round. The CfD ensures that investors have the confidence needed to invest in new renewable energy generation whilst offering consumer protection against volatile electricity prices and will be a key tool the government can use to achieve its clean power ambitions.”

Dunkley added: “The strike price shows that onshore wind is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy generation available, and alongside offshore wind will be the backbone of the UK’s future net zero energy system. We will expect to bring forward a range of new proposals for onshore wind farms across Great Britain that will build on our existing plans to invest around £1 billion in total in clean energy projects by 2030.”

OnPath Energy is owned by the world’s largest dedicated transition investor and leading global investment firm, Brookfield Asset Management, which has over 46 000 MW of operating renewable energy capacity worldwide.

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