MINISTERS have approved plans for a giant wind farm on Shetland which has divided opinion in the islands for almost a decade.
MINISTERS have approved plans for a giant wind farm on Shetland which has divided opinion in the islands for almost a decade.
GREEN LIGHT: The Shetland wind farm is expected to bring in millions of pounds in annual income.
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David Ross Highland Correspondent
It is claimed Viking Energy's wind farm on the Shetland mainland will generate an estimated £566 million of capital expenditure and tens of millions of pounds in annual income for the island.
However, many islanders believe their landscape will be blighted and precious oil cash reserves will be wasted on a project whose benefits have been grossly over-estimated and costs underplayed. They believe at the very least there should have been a public inquiry.
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