Sandy Knowe Extension
Site Information
The project is located in Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway. It was granted consent to operate in July 2020, with construction works beginning that same year.
Local Partners
We have awarded the first contract to commence works on the site to Dumfries based AMD Contract Services Ltd. Over 30 local contractors registered their interest for future tenders.
Sandy Knowe Section 36C Operational Life Extension
The Operational Life Extension to vary the deemed planning permission Condition 7 (1) to extend the operational period of the Sandy Knowe Wind Farm to a period of 40 years has been granted by Scottish Ministers.
S36C Planning Application Documents
36408 – Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Life Extension _Cover Letter Redacted
36408_R1_ Sandy Knowe Wind Farm S36c Application_Supporting Statement_FINAL
36408_Figure 1_BP_002a_Site Location
SAK-ENG-MAP-006-02-3.1_consented vs asbuilt_RFS
ERG LTE Policy Statement_Sandy Knowe
Sandy Knowe Wind Farm – Decision Letter and Conditions – 07 July 2020 Redacted
Facts and Figures
- 24 turbines
- Total installed capacity of 86.4MW
- 125m ground to blade tip
- 236,000 MWh of electricity per year
- Potential to power up to 55,308 homes annually
- Secured a 10-year PPA with Engie for both Sandy Knowe and Craiggore wind farms.
- The work on the construction of the wind farm began in Summer 2020, with first phase works expected to be fully complete by the end of 2022 and the second phase in 2023, reducing CO2 emissions by 106,200 tonnes
Sandy Knowe Extension
The extension to the operational Sandy Knowe Wind Farm was granted planning permission by Scottish Ministers on 26th August 2025.
Once operational, the Proposed Development will generate approximately 66,225MWh of electricity per year. This will displace an equivalent amount of fossil fuel generated electricity amounting to a reduction in the release of greenhouse gases equal to 29,801 tonnes per year or 1.2 million tonnes over the lifetime of the windfarm.
The consented application includes a small battery storage area to allow the wind farm to better match demand fluctuations on the grid network.
Contacts
For more information, please contact the Generation team for Sandy Knowe, at operationuk@erg.eu
ERG is committed to help the UK in the energy transition process, through clean energy production from wind farms located in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The ERG Group is an independent producer of energy from renewable sources: ERG is the leading wind operator in Italy, among the top ten in the European market, and also active in solar power generation and energy storage systems, with a presence in 9 European countries.