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New biomass power plant announced for Mayo

Plans have been announced for a new power station in Mayo. Mayo Renewable Power, with equity from...
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16.34 7 Jun 2015


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New biomass power plant announced for Mayo

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Plans have been announced for a new power station in Mayo.

Mayo Renewable Power, with equity from US investment firm Weichert Enterprise, is to construct a 24 megawatt biomass plant at a cost of €180m in Killala.

The project is being financed by Ulster Bank, AIB and Barclays and is expected to be up and running by 2017.

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The company says 350 jobs will be created during the two-year construction phase, which will begin this month. 

30 full time positions are expected once it is fully-operational, along with another 100 jobs in ancillary services like harvesting and transport.

When completed, it will be the largest biomass power station in the country.


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