The nine projects will have a total capacity of 400MW and require an investment of approximately £600m. They will produce enough electricity to power 225,000 homes.
Majority of the wind farms will be developed in Scotland, but a few would come up in other parts of the country.
ESB CEO Pat O’Doherty said: "ESB’s partnership with Coriolis Energy confirms the company’s continuing commitment to renewable electricity generation and further reducing the carbon mix in our portfolio."
"This partnership gives us an opportunity to increase our presence and capability in onshore wind in the UK through high quality projects."
The first of the nine projects will be commissioned by 2019.
Coriolis Energy managing director David Murray said: "ESB’s scale, capabilities and desire to build a substantial onshore wind portfolio in the UK make them an ideal long term partner, both for us and our project landowners.
"We look forward to successfully completing the development of our existing project pipeline with them and using this as a platform for progressing further opportunities as the market continues to develop."
