The tidal energy firm will include up to nine turbines in an area between the Skerries group of rocks and islands and Carmel Head about 1km off the Anglesey coast.
The 10MW project, which is expected to cost £70m, will generate enough electricity to power up to 10,000 homes
The Crown Estate will issue the project a lease once the required environmental consents are granted by the Welsh government.
The Skerries Tidal Stream Array will use MCT’s tidal energy technology known as SeaGen, and it is expected to be commissioned by 2015, subject to securing planning and financing for the project.
MCT and RWE npower renewables are taking forward the Skerries tidal array via SeaGeneration (Wales), a project development company set up specifically.
