Irish renewable energy firm Gaelectric has announced that German turbine provider Enercon will supply turbines for its Carn Hill wind energy project in Co Antrim.

Enercon has also been contracted to maintain turbines and to provide civil and electrical engineering infrastructure for the 13.8MW wind farm.

Gaelectric has finished the first stage of construction at the wind farm and the new agreement with Enercon means the project should be completed and commissioned during the first quarter of 2013.

Once commissioned, Carn Hill is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the needs of some 7,900 homes.

Gaelectric has an agreement in place with Electric Ireland for the sale of power generated at Carn Hill.

The project is part of the first phase of Gaelectric’s onshore wind portfolio in Ireland which will see a total of £200 million (€254 million) invested by 2016.