Construction is set to begin soon, after 589 people supported the crowdfunder.

The ground-mounted 2.6mw solar farm will be built at Bullionfield on the western edge of Dundee, near the Swallow roundabout. A cable running under the A90 will deliver power to the solar farm’s customer, the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie.

A second fundraising phase, which runs until April 30, will seek to raise the remaining £500,000 required for the project, the Courier reports.

Richard McCready, chairman of the society, said the group was a “little apprehensive” about trying to raise the funds.

He said: “We’re delighted. It’s a lot of money to raise. We are now looking forward to getting the project up and running and generating electricity. We are currently in negotiations with Transport Scotland to improve the access to the site from the A90.

“The site has already been cleared so I am hoping the solar farm will be completed by the end of the summer.”