This is a list of wind farms in Australia, with a generating capacity of more than 50 MW, which are operating, under construction, or for which planning approval has been received.

Operating

Large operational wind farms in Australia[1][2][3]
Wind farmInstalled
capacity
(MW)
OwnerTurbine MakeStateCoordinates
Ararat Wind Farm242.5Partners Group, OPTrustGEVictoria37°13′58″S 143°01′53″E / 37.23278°S 143.03139°E / -37.23278; 143.03139 (Ararat)
Bald Hills Wind Farm107MitsuiSenvionVictoria38°47′20″S 145°55′34″E / 38.789°S 145.926°E / -38.789; 145.926 (Bald Hills)
Boco Rock Wind Farm113CWP RenewablesGENew South Wales36°34′43″S 149°6′12″E / 36.57861°S 149.10333°E / -36.57861; 149.10333 (Boco Rock)
Bodangora Wind Farm113Infigen EnergyGENew South Wales32°23′S 149°04′E / 32.39°S 149.06°E / -32.39; 149.06 (Bodangora)
Capital Wind Farm140Infigen EnergySuzlonNew South Wales35°10′S 149°31′E / 35.167°S 149.517°E / -35.167; 149.517 (Capital)
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm66EnergyAustralia and AccionaVestasSouth Australia34°51′S 135°35′E / 34.850°S 135.583°E / -34.850; 135.583 (Cathedral Rocks)
Cattle Hill Wind Farm[4] 144 Goldwind Australia Goldwind Tasmania 42°09′04″S 146°41′17″E / 42.151°S 146.688°E / -42.151; 146.688 (Cattle Hill)
Challicum Hills Wind Farm 52.5 Pacific Blue NEG Victoria 37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11 (Challicum Hills)
Clements Gap Wind Farm57Pacific BlueSuzlonSouth Australia33°28′51″S 138°05′55″E / 33.4809°S 138.0987°E / -33.4809; 138.0987 (Clements Gap)
Collector Wind Farm[5][6] 226.8 RATCH-Australia RATCH-Australia New South Wales 34°52′S 149°23′E / 34.87°S 149.39°E / -34.87; 149.39 (Collector)
Collgar Wind Farm222Retail Employees Superannuation TrustVestasWestern Australia31°32′35″S 118°27′17″E / 31.54306°S 118.45472°E / -31.54306; 118.45472 (Collgar)
Coopers Gap Wind Farm[7] 453 Tilt Renewables GE Queensland 26°33′S 151°20′E / 26.55°S 151.33°E / -26.55; 151.33 (Coopers Gap)
Crowlands Wind Farm80Pacific BlueSenvionVictoria37°07′37″S 143°09′21″E / 37.1269°S 143.1557°E / -37.1269; 143.1557 (Crowlands)
Dulacca Wind Farm[8] 180 RES Vestas Queensland 26°38′S 149°52′E / 26.63°S 149.87°E / -26.63; 149.87 (Dulacca)
Emu Downs Wind Farm80APA GroupVestasWestern Australia30°30′S 115°20′E / 30.500°S 115.333°E / -30.500; 115.333 (Emu Downs)
Gullen Range Wind Farm[9]165.5Goldwind Australia/JNCECGoldwindNew South Wales34°33′38″S 149°25′19″E / 34.56056°S 149.42194°E / -34.56056; 149.42194 (Gullen Range)
Granville Harbour Wind Farm[10]112Palisade Investment PartnersVestasTasmania41°48′07″S 145°03′22″E / 41.802°S 145.056°E / -41.802; 145.056 (Granville Harbour)
Hallett Group351AGL EnergySuzlonSouth Australia33°22′4″S 138°43′43″E / 33.36778°S 138.72861°E / -33.36778; 138.72861 (Hallett)
Hornsdale Wind Farm 315 Neoen and Megawatt Capital Siemens South Australia 33°03′02″S 138°32′37″E / 33.05056°S 138.54361°E / -33.05056; 138.54361 (Hornsdale)
Lake Bonney Group278Infigen EnergyVestasSouth Australia37°45′36″S 140°24′0″E / 37.76000°S 140.40000°E / -37.76000; 140.40000 (Lake Bonney)
Lal Lal Wind Farm220Northleaf Capital Partners, InfraRed Capital

& Macquarie Capital

Vestas Victoria37°38′55″S 143°53′03″E / 37.6486°S 143.8843°E / -37.6486; 143.8843 (Lal Lal)
Lincoln Gap Wind Farm212Nexif Energy AustraliaSenvionSouth Australia32°33′S 137°38′E / 32.55°S 137.63°E / -32.55; 137.63 (Lincoln Gap)
Macarthur Wind Farm420AGL EnergyVestasVictoria38°2′23″S 142°1′30″E / 38.03972°S 142.02500°E / -38.03972; 142.02500 (Macarthur)
Moorabool Wind Farm (North & South)321Goldwind Australia[11]GoldwindVictoria37°40′22″S 144°09′30″E / 37.6729°S 144.1584°E / -37.6729; 144.1584 (Moorabool)
Murra Warra Wind Farm226Partners GroupSenvionVictoria36°25′41″S 142°19′02″E / 36.4280°S 142.3171°E / -36.4280; 142.3171 (Murra Warra)
Mount Emerald Wind Farm180.5RATCH-AustraliaVestasQueensland17°12′S 145°24′E / 17.2°S 145.4°E / -17.2; 145.4 (Mount Emerald)
Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm[12]132AccionaAccionaVictoria38°13′48″S 143°45′54″E / 38.230°S 143.765°E / -38.230; 143.765 (Mount Gellibrand)
Mount Mercer Wind Farm131Meridian EnergySenvionVictoria37°50′28″S 143°52′16″E / 37.84111°S 143.87111°E / -37.84111; 143.87111 (Mount Mercer)
Mount Millar Wind Farm70Meridian Energy AustraliaEnerconSouth Australia33°37′57″S 136°41′6″E / 33.63250°S 136.68500°E / -33.63250; 136.68500 (Mount Millar)
Mumbida Wind Farm[13] 55 Synergy and Infrastructure Capital Group GE Western Australia 28°59′31″S 114°57′32″E / 28.992°S 114.959°E / -28.992; 114.959 (Mumbida)
Musselroe Wind Farm168Hydro TasmaniaVestasTasmania40°46′48″S 147°59′4″E / 40.78000°S 147.98444°E / -40.78000; 147.98444 (Musselroe)
Oaklands Hill Wind Farm63AGL EnergySuzlonVictoria37°41′16″S 142°33′10″E / 37.68778°S 142.55278°E / -37.68778; 142.55278 (Oaklands Hill)
Portland Wind Farm195Pacific BlueSenvionVictoria38°21′8.74″S 141°35′14.4″E / 38.3524278°S 141.587333°E / -38.3524278; 141.587333 (Portland)
Sapphire Wind Farm[14] 270 CWP Renewables[15] Vestas New South Wales 29°46′52″S 151°34′26″E / 29.781°S 151.574°E / -29.781; 151.574 (Sapphire)
Silverton Wind Farm199Tilt RenewablesGENew South Wales31°47′38″S 141°15′29″E / 31.794°S 141.258°E / -31.794; 141.258 (Silverton)
Snowtown Group369Tilt RenewablesSuzlonSouth Australia33°49′48″S 138°7′7″E / 33.83000°S 138.11861°E / -33.83000; 138.11861 (Snowtown)
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm[16] 530 Goldwind Australia Goldwind Victoria 37°32′9″S 143°15′5″E / 37.53583°S 143.25139°E / -37.53583; 143.25139 (Stockyard Hill)
Taralga Wind Farm106.8State Power Investment CorporationVestasNew South Wales34°25′16″S 149°51′50″E / 34.42111°S 149.86389°E / -34.42111; 149.86389 (Taralga)
Walkaway Wind Farm90Infigen EnergyVestasWestern Australia28°53′53″S 114°52′7″E / 28.89806°S 114.86861°E / -28.89806; 114.86861 (Walkaway)
Waterloo Wind Farm111Roaring 40sVestasSouth Australia34°0′6″S 138°54′51″E / 34.00167°S 138.91417°E / -34.00167; 138.91417 (Waterloo)
Wattle Point Wind Farm91AGL EnergyVestasSouth Australia35°07′21″S 137°42′55″E / 35.12250°S 137.71528°E / -35.12250; 137.71528 (Wattle Point)
Waubra Wind Farm192Acciona Energy &
ANZ Infrastructure Services
AccionaVictoria37°19′32″S 143°36′32″E / 37.32556°S 143.60889°E / -37.32556; 143.60889 (Waubra)
White Rock Wind Farm (Stage I)[17] 175 Goldwind Australia[11] Goldwind New South Wales 29°48′43″S 151°32′53″E / 29.812°S 151.548°E / -29.812; 151.548 (White Rock)
Willogoleche Wind Farm[18]119EngieGESouth Australia33°23′35″S 138°50′53″E / 33.393°S 138.848°E / -33.393; 138.848 (Willogoleche)
Woolnorth Wind Farm140Roaring 40s & Hydro TasmaniaVestasTasmania40°41′06″S 144°43′01″E / 40.68500°S 144.71694°E / -40.68500; 144.71694 (Woolnorth)

Under construction

Large wind farms approved and under construction

Wind farmInstalled
capacity
(MW)
DeveloperTurbine MakeStateCoordinatesExpected completion
Kaban Wind Farm157NeoenVestasQueensland17°34′S 145°25′E / 17.56°S 145.41°E / -17.56; 145.41 (Kaban)2023
MacIntyre Wind Farm1026Acciona & Clean CoNordex GroupQueensland28°20′24″S 151°30′26″E / 28.3399°S 151.5073°E / -28.3399; 151.5073 (MacIntyre)2024
Murra Warra II Wind Farm209Partners GroupGEVictoria36°25′41″S 142°19′02″E / 36.4280°S 142.3171°E / -36.4280; 142.3171 (Murra Warra II)2022
Golden Plains Wind Farm1330Westwind EnergyVestasVictoria2027
Rye Park Wind Farm396Tilt RenewablesVestasNew South Wales2024

See also

References

  1. Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (2010). South Australian Supply Demand Outlook Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 35.
  2. Parliament of Australia (19 February 2010). Operating wind farms by Commonwealth Electoral Division Background note.
  3. New, Robert (November 2010). Electricity generation Major development projects - October 2010 listing Archived 16 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, p. 8.
  4. "Cattle Hill wind farm project blows on in Central Highlands". The Examiner. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. "Collector Wind Farm - Major Projects - Department of Planning and Environment". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. "Collector Wind Farm". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. "Coopers Gap Wind Farm". www.agl.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. "Cleanco signs new 180MW wind project". Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. "Gullen Range Wind Farm".
  10. "Newest Tasmanian wind farm fully operational". 20 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Goldwind Australia". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  12. "Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm". Acciona. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  13. "About us | mumbidawindfarm.com.au". www.mumbidawindfarm.com.au.
  14. "Sapphire Wind Farm". Sapphire Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  15. "Wind Projects". CWP renewables. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  16. "First Goldwind Wind Turbine installed at Stockyard Hill Wind Farm" (PDF).
  17. "White Rock Wind Farm". White Rock Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  18. "Willogoleche Wind Farm". Engie. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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