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The proposed Pullytean Wind Farm will have an output of between 29.4 MW and 31.5 MW. If developed, it will contribute to Derry City and Strabane District Council’s and Northern Ireland’s fight against climate change by generating enough renewable electricity to power between 26,611 and 31,789 homes per annum.
More renewable energy projects are needed in Northern Ireland to help achieve the renewable electricity consumption target of at least 80 % by 2030 as set out in the Climate Change (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.
An application seeking Full Planning Permission for the proposed Pullytean Wind Farm has been submitted to the Department for Infrastructure. The planning application is available for viewing on the NI Planning Portal.
Please click on the headings below to view the posters in detail.
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| Welcome – Who is ABO Energy? |
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| Why Pullytean? |
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| Why renewable energy? |
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| Feedback and Next Steps |
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| Let us know your thoughts |
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| What is being proposed? |
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| Project Benefits |
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| Why ‘co-location’? |
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| Planning Policy |
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| Environmental Considerations |
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| Environmental Considerations |
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| Overview |
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The proposed Pullytean Wind Farm is located at lands south of Ballymongan Road and west of Pullytean Road between the Crighshane Wind Farm and the Tievenameenta Wind Farm, approximately 6.4 km southwest of the village of Killeter, Co. Tyrone.
The proposed scheme will include seven wind turbines (maximum blade tip height of 150m), a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), crane hardstands, an electrical substation building and compound, access tracks, laydown and storage areas, turning heads, underground cables, a temporary construction compound, spoil storage areas, delivery haul route improvements and passing bays, access onto Ballymongan Road and all associated ancillary site works.
The proposed scheme is located approximately 6km from the Magherakeel 110kV substation where it is anticipated it will connect to the electricity grid (subject to a separate grid connection application process if the project is approved by the Department for Infrastructure).
The Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 sets an ambitious and legally binding target of obtaining at least 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Figures published by the Department for Economy however indicate that for the period July 2024 to June 2025, only 43.1% of indigenous renewable energy contributed to the Northern Ireland energy mix. To achieve the 80% target, the Climate Change Committee (the UK’s independent advisor on climate change), have determined that the deployment of new renewable electricity generation is required at scale with appropriate energy storage solutions in Northern Ireland.
The turbines for the proposed scheme would have a combined output of between 29.4 MW and 31.5 MW, with additional BESS capacity of 32MW / 128MWh, to store surplus energy onsite when electricity demand is low and release it during periods of higher electricity demand.
If developed, the proposed scheme will contribute to Derry City and Strabane District Council’s and Northern Ireland’s fight against climate change by generating enough renewable electricity to power between 26,611 and 31,789 homes per annum, or between 44% and 52% of the households in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.
In total, it is estimated that between 248,800 and 286,774 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions would be avoided throughout the proposed schemes operational lifetime. The carbon dioxide avoidance for the proposed scheme would be equivalent to removing between 31,970 and 39,684 cars from Northern Ireland’s roads annually.
Additionally, ABO Energy Northern Ireland Ltd is dedicated to ensuring that its wind farms contribute directly to local communities. Therefore, a Community Benefit Fund of between £73,500 and £78,750 per annum will be established for the operational lifetime of the wind farm.
The pre-application community consultation for the proposed Pullytean Wind Farm was undertaken throughout September and October 2025 and has now closed. ABO Energy has submitted an application seeking Full Planning Permission for the proposed Pullytean Wind Farm to the Department for Infrastructure, who will advertise the application and invite public comment. Representations must be made directly to the Department for Infrastructure, however please feel free to contact us with any queries or questions using the details provided below.
We would encourage everyone with an interest in the project to give us their feedback. To do this you can use the following methods:
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ABO Energy has undertaken a range of environmental assessments relating to the project. This information has been presented alongside the planning application for consideration by the Department for Infrastructure and relevant statutory consultees (technical experts) to assess its potential impact.
All considerations are site specific and are informed by detailed surveys and assessments. For the purposes of the now closed pre-application community consultation process we have selected key topics to provide further information on – these are displayed on the project information boards available to download above.
A recent study by Baringa for Wind Energy Ireland found that wind energy on the island of Ireland displaced a total of almost €1.2bn of fossil gas and carbon in 2024. Of this €157m of fossil gas was displaced by wind energy in Northern Ireland. A further €56m in carbon credits were displaced from the wholesale market in Northern Ireland.
In addition, Baringa’s September 2024 report for Renewable NI found that “to date, wind and solar farms have lowered the cost of electricity for everyone in Northern Ireland by an average of £100 per person. That’s £200 million in total”.
ABO Energy has assessed the local NIE Networks infrastructure to inform an indicative grid connection route for the project.
A grid connection application will be submitted to NIE Networks for the project in due course. NIE Networks will then define the final grid connection route and method in a grid connection offer. For this reason, the proposed grid connection that will be assessed by ABO Energy should best represent the most feasible and likely route NIE Networks would pursue, in our professional judgment.
The indicative route consists solely of underground cable from the proposed Pullytean Wind Farm electrical substation building to the existing Magherakeel 110kV substation location. All works will be conducted within the public road in line with NIE Networks’ best practice requirements.
When construction and commissioning of the project is complete, it will be operational for a period of 35 years. When the project is decommissioned, all above-ground structures will be removed and the land restored.
If you have any questions about the Pullytean Wind Farm project, or would like to share your feedback, please complete the form below:
Daniel McLaughlin
Tel. +44 7926 880 738
daniel(at)belmont.online
