The first power has been produced at Viking Wind Farm on Shetland, which once fully operational will be the UK’s ‘most productive onshore’ wind farm.

The milestone also comes as Shetland gears up to be fully connected to the transmission grid for the first time, with the 260km Shetland High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable project which is expected later this summer.

Construction of the wind farm began in the autumn of 2020 with the last of over 100 turbines being installed at the site in August 2023.

When fully operational, Viking’s 103 Vestas turbines will operate in 4.3MW power mode and total 443MW of installed wind-powered capacity, capable of generating around1.8TWh of renewable electricity annually. This means Viking Wind Farm will be the UK’s most productive onshore wind farm in terms of annual electricity output when complete.

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