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| Wind farms: Pen-y-Cymoedd £400m construction start date due | |
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| A starting date for work to build the largest onshore wind farm in Wales or England is set to be announced. | A starting date for work to build the largest onshore wind farm in Wales or England is set to be announced. |
| It comes as the £400m Pen-y-Cymoedd project between Neath and Aberdare in south Wales is being visited by UK Energy Secretary Edward Davey. | |
| Developers say the scheme will generate power for 200,000 homes from 76 turbines and create 300 jobs. | Developers say the scheme will generate power for 200,000 homes from 76 turbines and create 300 jobs. |
| Work to clear forestry land - leased from the Welsh government - and to build forest roads began last winter. | Work to clear forestry land - leased from the Welsh government - and to build forest roads began last winter. |
| It is expected work on the turbines could start by February. | It is expected work on the turbines could start by February. |
| Neither local council concerned - Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taf - raised objections to the proposals. | Neither local council concerned - Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taf - raised objections to the proposals. |
| But the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales and a local residents action group in Glyncorrwg claim there would be a huge cost to the environment and a visual intrusion on the landscape for miles around. | But the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales and a local residents action group in Glyncorrwg claim there would be a huge cost to the environment and a visual intrusion on the landscape for miles around. |
| 'Sustain jobs' | 'Sustain jobs' |
| Swedish-based developer Vattenfall has promised a community benefits package potentially worth £55m over the site's 25-year lifetime. | Swedish-based developer Vattenfall has promised a community benefits package potentially worth £55m over the site's 25-year lifetime. |
| The company said more than 600 firms have registered to be included in the project. | The company said more than 600 firms have registered to be included in the project. |
| Welsh firm Spencer Environmental Care Associates has been clearing trees to enable wide and long vehicles to get into the site. | Welsh firm Spencer Environmental Care Associates has been clearing trees to enable wide and long vehicles to get into the site. |
| Business development manager Charles Jukes said the company's involvement in the Pen-y-Cymoedd project had been "very important" as it came during the recession and had been "vital for us to sustain jobs and build for the future". | Business development manager Charles Jukes said the company's involvement in the Pen-y-Cymoedd project had been "very important" as it came during the recession and had been "vital for us to sustain jobs and build for the future". |