Work is due for completion in March on NI Water a solar farm that will supply electricity to the Dunore water treatment works in South Antrim.

The £7million, 4.99MW project covers a 33 acre site on the eastern shore of Lough Neagh. The project is expected to cut energy costs at the site by half a million pounds annually and it is part of a programme to meet 40% of the company’s power needs from renewable sources by 2021.

NI Water is the province’s largest electricity user and Dunore is its third largest site in terms of energy consumption, accounting for 7% of the company’s annual usage.