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Fears as wind farm backer ‘pulls out'
Worried local residents are demanding answers after it was reported a major backer of Perthshire's biggest wind farm plan has abandoned the project.
Griffin wind farm, near Aberfeldy, was to be jointly funded by GreenPower and multinational power giant General Electric, but reports have stated the latter has dropped its 50% interest in the scheme.
Although it was expected a new backer would have been found by now, it is understood a funding shortfall still exists in a time of increasing global financial uncertainty, throwing the massive project into doubt.
April 29, 2008
by Alan Richardson
in The Courier
Worried local residents are demanding answers after it was reported a major backer of Perthshire's biggest wind farm plan has abandoned the project.
Griffin wind farm, near Aberfeldy, was to be jointly funded by GreenPower and multinational power giant General Electric, but reports have stated the latter has dropped its 50% interest in the scheme.
Although it was expected a new backer would have been found by now, it is understood a funding shortfall still exists in a time of increasing global financial uncertainty, throwing the massive project into doubt.
However, any project has several years to begin after approval.
Residents are furious... [continue via Web link]
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