Europe’s largest onshore wind farm is to be expanded further, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced.
Mr Salmond was speaking as he officially switched on the 140-turbine Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor in East Renfrewshire.
He said developers ScottishPower Renewables had been given permission to add a further 36 turbines to the site.
That will allow the £300m wind farm to power 250,000 homes and could create up to 300 jobs, Mr Salmond said.
The first minister officially connected the wind farm, . . .

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