The Boulder Creek Wind Farm is a proposed 450-megawatt (MW) Wind Farm located 40 kilometres south-west of Rockhampton, Central Queensland. The full scope of the project includes construction of 75 wind turbines and supporting infrastructure.
The project is being delivered across two stages, including:
- Stage One: 38 turbines producing 228 MW of generation, and
- Stage Two: 37 turbines producing 222 MW of generation.
Key Dates
| Nov 2024 | Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procurement note: | The project is being developed by Macquarie Group's Green Investment Group. The project's development rights were sold by Ark Energy in November 2022. |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| Oct 2021 | The Queensland Government granted planning approvals for the project. |
| Jun 2022 | The Federal Government granted development approvals for the construction of the Boulder Creek Wind Farm. |
| Nov 2022 | The project's development rights were sold by Ark Energy to the Macquarie Group's Green Investment Group. |
| Apr 2023 | The project's Environmental Offset Strategy was released. |
| Jun 2023 | The Federal Government approved the project's Environmental Offset Strategy. |
| Oct 2023 | The Queensland Government announced that the state-owned corporation CS Energy has taken a 50 per cent stake in the project. |
| Mar 2024 | The Early Works Contract for the project was awarded to DT Infrastructure. |
| Oct 2024 | Ark Energy confirmed the project's total size had increased from 60 turbines producing 372 megawatts of generation to 75 turbines producing 450 megawatts of generation. |
| Nov 2024 | Construction commenced on the project. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Queensland |
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