Project Plan
Discover our construction timeline for Mill Rig Wind Farm. Learn more about the initial community response and other useful project documents.
Progress at Mill Rig
Construction update
Deliveries of turbine components for Mill Rig Wind Farm started in late November 2025. We worked closely with South Lanarkshire Council and turbine supplier Nordex to manage deliveries through the night to minimise disruption. We expect all turbine components including initial tower sections, nacelles, drive trains, and hubs to de delivered in December 2025.
Early in 2026 we anticipate delivery of our 80m wind turbine blades, these will be the longest and most efficient wind turbine blades ever delivered in the UK to date.
As components are delivered, Nordex will start installing our six turbines ready for commercial operations to begin in the Spring/Summer of 2026. your input and we keep you updated throughout the project.
Take a look at the full timeline below.
Timeline
Our path to success
Here’s an overview of the project timeline.
2022: Planning application granted complete
We successfully gained planning permission for Mill Rig Wind Farm.
2024: Identifying contractors and suppliers complete
Contractors and suppliers identified to help us build Mill Rig Wind Farm. As part of OnPath Together we’ll be working with local businesses as much as possible.
January 2025: Ecology and forestry work starts on site complete
Forestry work has started to create space for access tracks to enable the construction of Mill Rig Wind Farm. Specialist ecology contractors will ensure wildlife is protected.
Summer 2025 complete
Start of construction
Winter 2025/2026 progress
Wind turbine components delivered to site ahead of installation. View the transport route in project documents.
Spring 2026: Start of commercial operations
What have we learned?
Community response
We work hand-in-hand with local communities to align with your values and needs. We believe that better projects come through listening, collaborating and delivering with care.
We held two online events to introduce our initial plans for the wind farm. Here’s a summary of the feedback we gathered. We used this feedback to help us design more specific community engagement events to inform our plans.
- The community is supportive of renewable energy and climate action.
- Community councils are keen to work with OnPath Energy (formerly Banks Renewables) to develop the project sensitively. Each have active community development plans that can be supported by the project.
- Community members want us to carefully consider the impact on wildlife, biodiversity and the long-term effects of a development.
- Local people want investment in local jobs.
- Local people want the impact of the community benefit fund to be proximate to the wind farm, and not based on borders.
- Sensitive consideration should be given to local water supplies, properties and roads during construction.
We work together with local communities at every stage of our projects. We ensure that you have plenty of opportunities to provide your input and we keep you updated throughout the project.
