The wind farm, owned in an equal joint-venture by Red Rock Renewables and ESB, will create both direct and indirect employment and economic activity throughout its lifetime, including an investment of more than £5 million in the new O&M base and at least 50 long-term skilled local jobs.

Inch Cape reached a key milestone in January 2025 with the announcement that the project had achieved financial close, officially moving it into the offshore construction phase. The construction team will establish its local team in spring 2025 as offshore activity ramps up. Initial work on the O&M base began in September 2025 with the start of construction of offices and a warehouse at Montrose’s South Quay. In addition, a dedicated pontoon for crew transfer vessels will be constructed and dockside cranes and a communications mast will be installed.