LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - EDF Renewables plans to build a
110 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Britain, capable of providing
power to about 66,000 homes, it said on Thursday.
Britain last year became the first G7 country to commit to
reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, which will require an
increase in renewable power generation.
"Onshore wind is now one of the cheapest ways of generating
renewable or low-carbon energy, and Garn Fach (wind farm in
Wales, Britain) will be developed without the need for public
subsidy," said French utility EDF's renewables arm.
EDF Renewables will begin a feasibility study before
submitting a planning application at the end of 2020.
The business already owns and operates two onshore wind
farms in Wales, with a combined capacity of almost 25 MW.
Britain's largest onshore wind farm is Iberdrola-owned
Scottish Power's Whitelee in Scotland, which hosts 215
turbines capable of generating a combined 539 MW of electricity.
(Reporting by Susanna Twidale
Editing by David Goodman)