The launch of a major renewable energy project in the north-west has been pushed back after problems with the equipment, it has emerged.
Workers at the Scout Moor site near Rochdale revealed that they could not continue with the construction after finding that many of the bolts they had been supplied with were of the wrong size, the Manchester Evening News reports.
The 26-turbine development is expected to generate enough energy to power 30,000 homes, with each of the 518 ft machines boasting a capacity of 65 megawatts.
According to the newspaper, work on the site has already been delayed once after the delivery of essential parts from Germany was disrupted by bad weather.
However, a source close to the project played down the significance of this latest setback, commenting: "It's not a major problem and will not lead to much of a delay. Some of the bolts are the wrong size, but another package is due to arrive."
Earlier this month, it emerged that Palace of Westminster officials are considering cutting the carbon emissions of the Houses of Parliament by using wind turbines and other eco-friendly methods.
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