Brechin Castle solar
225,303
(Megawatts) supplied per year
31,500
homes powered per year (equivalent)
587
acres of land
123,000
tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions saved
26,500
cars taken off the road per year (equivalent)
Site selection
Preliminary assessments & site design
Planning application
Discharge of planning conditions
Construction
Operation
Decommissioning
Proposed solar farm at Brechin Castle
The proposal involves a consortium of Lightsource bp, bp and Shell working together to develop a solar installation that will have an output power capacity of 92MW (Megawatts) in Trinidad and Tobago. Lightsource bp is targeting to start construction in 2022 and for the site to be operational in 2023.
Through our initial assessments we have selected the site area shown below, and we’re now undertaking a wide range of environmental assessments to help shape our plans. These include landscape and visual, heritage and archaeology, ecology and more.
Safety is one of our core values, and in order to keep to the standards of community engagement that we’ve set as a company in the current global situation, we’re replacing our physical community consultation with a virtual event, which took place on Thursday 12th November, in the form of a video presentation and live Q&A session. Before the event, we placed posters in the local community and an information leaflet was posted to nearby residents.
Information and resources
We’ve put together a collection of resources for anyone who’d like to know more about our Impact Solar project
Below is additional information about Lightsource bp solar farms:
- Addressing Climate Change
- Components of a Solar Farm
- Construction
- Planning Process & Community Engagement
- Solar & Biodiversity
- Supporting Local Communities
- Why Solar?
We’re committed to remaining open and engaged with the community during this process. In light of the unusual circumstances, we’re offering anyone who would like to discuss the project the chance to have a one-on-one discussion with our Environmental Planning team, either by phone or via video conferencing. Please use the form below to get in touch if you’d like to arrange this.
Community Information Event
Watch the pre-recorded presentation for our virtual community consultation event below:
Brechin Castle Solar Farm Community Information Presentation
Information presentation for our Brechin Castle Solar Farm proposal, recorded for the virtual event that took place on 12th November 2020.
Our proposal
Our initial plans are outlined below. These plans will be informed by the results of our environmental and planning assessments which are currently underway. If you have any thoughts on our current plans, we would like to hear from you.
Get in touch
We are always on hand to assist with any enquiries. You can contact us via email or phone our customer services team.
info@lightsourcebp.com 03332000755
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