RWE is currently exploring land in Easter Ross for a potential wind farm. Early assessment of the site has suggested it could accommodate a commercial scale wind farm and as such would likely see the proposal have an installed capacity of over 50MW.

We are at the very early stages of this project and we will shortly begin a full community consultation process on our site plans.

Project status: Scoping

In August 2024, RWE submitted a Scoping Report to the Scottish Governments Energy Consents Unit (ECU) to request a Scoping Opinion. The scoping request seeks consultee feedback on the development proposals, the environmental aspects that will be addressed in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the methodologies proposed to undertake these assessments. Importantly, The Highland Council and other consultees, including local Community Councils, have the opportunity to provide early comment and feedback. The Scoping Report can be viewed on the ECU website at www.energyconsents.scot using the search tab and then searching for ‘Creachan’. Alternatively, you can search for the proposal using the following ECU reference number: ECU00005211. We recommend allowing a few days for the Scottish Government to upload the relevant information fully.

We will be holding the first of a series of public consultation events in October. We will invite you to attend our forthcoming public consultation events, where you can view and comment on our proposal. 

RWE is currently exploring the potential to build a new wind farm called Crechan northwest of Alness.

We invite you to attend our forthcoming public consultation events, where you can view and comment on our proposal. Members of the project team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

In addition to the in-person events, an online virtual consultation room will be available, displaying the same information shown at these events. This can be viewed from October 8th until November 11th at rwe.com/creachan.

Printable and electronic comment forms will be available so that feedback can be provided to the project team.

Please note that any comments made to RWE are not formal representations to the consenting authority. If an application is submitted, there will be an opportunity to make representations on that application. 

If you have any questions about the consultation events, please email our project team.

To view our virtual exhibition only please click on the tab below. This room will display the same information that is being shown at the in-person consultation events. Feedback forms are available to download and can be returned via the project email address creachan@rwe.com or by post to Creachan Wind Farm, RWE, Ground Floor, Earn House, Broxden Business Park, Perth, PH1 1RA.

RWE is committed to supporting the communities that neighbour our wind farms.  In 2022 alone community funds from wind farms operated by RWE in Scotland invested around £780,000 into local projects.

We are currently seeking input and ideas for the future Creachan community benefit fund. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions for the fund, please contact our community investment team.

* The picture on top is an example of Bowbeat Onshore Wind Farm *