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Statkraft is at the heart of the UK’s energy transition. Since 2006, Statkraft has gone from strength to strength in the UK, building experience across wind, solar, hydro, storage, grid stability, EV charging, green hydrogen and a thriving markets business.

Statkraft is a global company in energy market operations, more than 7,000 employees in over 20 countries.  

We’ve invested over £1.4 billion in the UK's renewable energy infrastructure and facilitated over 4.3 GW of new-build renewable energy generation through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). 

Across our UK businesses we employ nearly 500 staff in England, Scotland and Wales and play a key role in helping the global business reach its goal of 9 GW of developed wind and solar power by 2025.

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The site is located next to the operational Andershaw Wind Farm, in South Lanarkshire.  The nearest villages are Glespin, Crawfordjohn and Douglas.

To keep up to date throughout the project's development, please register for updates and feel free to Get in touch.

Should the proposal be submitted to planning, the application will also seek consent for the necessary infrastructure and other requirements for the project.  This will include, tracks, a substation, laydown areas, a compound, site entrance, habitat management areas and other ancillary infrastructure.  

Full details will be made available in the Environmental Impact Assessment Report which is submitted along with any Application for planning.

Statkraft are at the forefront of battery and grid stability projects, which are increasingly vital as the amount of renewable energy generation in the UK increases. 

Statkraft are assessing the potential for storage at this site, which could be included in the wind farm planning application, or progressed via a separate application.

Following consultation on the Scoping Report (submitted in May 2021), we will take into account feedback from the community and consultees to help shape the design of the project.  

We are holding this first exhibition to provide an opportunity for the community and members of the general public to view and comment upon the proposals.

We will hold a further exhibition later in the year, hopefully in person depending on Covid-19 restrictions.  The exhibition will be held before submitting a Section 36 application.  When the Section 36 application is submitted the community will have a formal opportunity to comment on the plans as part of the statutory consultation process. 

Yes. Statkraft are committed to delivering community benefit fund for West Andershaw of £5,000 per MW installed per annum.

We look forward to hearing your ideas about how additional funding could be managed and allocated, you can let us know your ideas here: Get in touch

The 11 wind turbines at the operational Andershaw Wind Farm currently generate over £90,750 per annum to the Renewable Energy Fund administered by South Lanarkshire Council.  When Statkraft owned Andershaw wind farm funding was allocated to 20 projects in the local area to date.  Funding to the community benefit fund is now provided by the new owners Greencoat.  Please visit the Renewable Energy Fund Grants(External link) page for more information on how to apply for funding.  

We have been looking at how our sites could improve broadband in areas where we operate. We have committed to investing in feasibility studies at an early stage across all our development sites in Scotland to assess the potential for this.  

We have two full-time positions for an onsite maintenance team to manage Andershaw Wind Farm, however the biggest opportunity to bring local jobs is during the construction phase. 

Statkraft always endeavours to be a good neighbour and when bringing new investment to the community, we look at how we can share the economic value of our projects. As such, we will look to develop links with local business groups such as the  Chamber of Commerce to understand the mutual benefits of using local suppliers. We are keen to work with local suppliers. Please fill in the Local suppliers if you are a local company interested in being a supplier, or if you would like to suggest a company we could contact.

We would like to hear your ideas as to how our project can foster economic enterprise.

We are committed to offering shared ownership for the West Andershaw wind farm and are happy to follow this up should there be interest within the community to explore this further.

We work with Local Energy Scotland to explore community ownership opportunities and we can arrange separate meetings with them if there is interest.

If interested, whether a local resident or a business, you can register for updates on the Get in touch page and we will contact you as we progress the plans.  We follow all GDPR guidelines in relation to personal data and you can opt out at any time.

You can use the contact details provided if you would like to chat directly with one of the Statkraft team on West Andershaw.

We are following Scottish Government guidance in relation to Covid-19.  The Scottish Government has made it clear that investment should continue where possible, but that this should not be at the expense of community consultation and engagement. The virtual exhibitions we are planning to hold replaces a traditional public exhibition event held in a village hall and it is our aim that our consultation activities make our plans more accessible than before.

We like to meet with local residents and community representatives early in the planning process. Face to face meetings have not been possible due to the Covid-19 pandemic so we have been offering and taking part in virtual meetings with Community Councils to introduce ourselves and our plans.

Following this scoping stage, we will evaluate all feedback and will use it to help refine our proposal.  

We can still answer questions and receive feedback on the Get in touch page after the scoping period and where we can we will do our best to incorporate it.

However, the closer the Development gets towards Public Exhibitions or planning submission it may mean that there isn't sufficient time to consider your comments before the plans are finalised.  We therefore encourage you to provide your feedback early.

We hope to submit a Section 36 application (to the Scottish Government) later in 2021.  There is an opportunity to provide a formal representation to the Scottish Government - we will keep our project website updated with news on how to do this.

Following consultation on the Scoping Report (May 2021), we will take into account feedback from the community and consultees to help shape the design of the project.  

We are planning to hold exhibitions in August 2021 which will provide an opportunity for the community and members of the general public to view and comment upon the proposals for West Andershaw Wind farm.

We will then look to hold a further exhibition later in 2021 ahead of submitting a Section 36 application.  When the application is submitted the community will have a formal opportunity to comment on the plans as part of the statutory consultation process.