Both facilities are run by the company’s ScottishPower Renewables subsidiary and are located in the vicinity of Glasgow, Scotland. Once the expansion is complete, they will be able to supply wind power to 440,000 homes when they come on stream.
The Whitelee wind farm, which came on stream in 2009, is located south of Glasgow and currently has installed capacity of 322 MW. It is one of the world's flagship wind farms and also houses Scotland's first renewable energy learning centre.
The company will start expanding its Whitelee wind power complex by 217 MW this year, reaching a total capacity of 539 MW by 2012.
Black Law is located in Forth, Lanarkshire, 40 kilometres from Glasgow, and has been operational since 2005 with installed capacity of 124 MW. The Scottish government has approved an expansion to 193 MW. Construction is slated to commence in 2012 and is expected to be completed in 2014.
Once completed the two facilities will reduce CO2 emissions in the Glascow area by some 1.14 million tonnes and create 70 jobs, the company said in a written release.
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