A joint venture partnership between two Wales-based civil engineering firms has won the contract to provide civil and electrical infrastructure for one of the UK's largest onshore wind farms.

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK and Balfour Beatty will operate in a 50:50 joint venture on behalf of Vattenfall to deliver infrastructure for the 76 turbine Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy Project.

Construction of the scheme, located between Neath and Aberdare in South Wales, is due to get under way in February 2014.

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The wind farm will be the largest onshore project in England and Wales, generating enough electricity to power 140,000 homes.

Speaking on behalf of the joint venture Huw Jones, managing director of Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK, said: "We are thrilled that Vattenfall has selected a Welsh joint venture for this prestigious contract, and look forward to working with Balfour Beatty on the project.

"We will be utilising our pool of Welsh engineers and labour to deliver the project, as well as creating new jobs and a skills legacy for the region.

"Jones Bros has a proven track record of providing infrastructure for renewable energy projects, and we are looking forward to applying our expertise to the Pen y Cymoedd development."

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