Viking Wind Farm (443 MW)
Viking Wind Farm is a 443 MW wind farm project in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2024; the record was last updated on 24 January 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 November 2018 | Application submitted |
| 24 May 2019 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 August 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 September 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 443 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Viking Energy Wind Farm
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00000723
- Turbines
- 103
- Turbine height
- 155 m
- Address (REPD)
- Lang Kame, Shetland Island
- Council area (by location)
- Shetland Islands
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 6828
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Wind Farm | 370 | 20 May 2009 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Nesting Wind, Shetland | wind farm | 250 | abandoned | 3.0 |
| Muckla Moor | wind farm | 249 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Hill Of Wethersta | wind farm | 10 | application submitted | 9.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (60.3393, -1.2084).