A deal worth €176m has been signed between SSE and Coillte to construct the final stage of Galway Wind Park, the largest deal ever done for a single wind farm in Ireland. Once completed, the western wind farm will become Ireland’s largest wind farm, with a total capacity of 169MW; it is currently in the first stage of its construction financed by SSE. This new deal, the companies announced, will see the two partner up 50-50 in ownership and financing of the large-scale wind energy project, with expectations that the Galway Wind Park will be completed by Q3 2017, with construction having started in February of last year. The expansion of Galway’s wind energy output comes as no surprise as the region awaits the arrival of two Apple data centres, with the tech company having already agreed to finance €400m worth of wind farms in the region. Wind farm image via Shutterstock