Robbins Island & Jim’s Plain Wind involves the development of two wind projects with a comboined generation capacity of 900 megawatts (MW) and a transmission line in the North West region of Tasmania.
Robbins Island Wind is located on privately-owned Robbins Island, about 20 kilometres from the town of Smithton and will comprise:
- a 720-MW wind farm with up to 100 wind turbines.
Jim’s Plain Wind is located approximately 12 kilometres south of Robbins Island and will comprise:
- a 180-MW wind farm with up to 19 turbines, and
- an option to include a 40-MW solar farm and 40-MW battery (no duration specified).
The proposed 120 kilometres of 220-kilovolt double circuit overhead transmission line will connect both wind farms to the high-voltage transmission network at Hampshire, 30 kilometres from Burnie.
Financing
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Finance for the project is expected to be sourced from or sought by a private vehicle comprising UPC Renewables and the Hammond family, who own Robbins Island and operate a wagyu beef farm on the island. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jun 2020 | The Tasmanian Environmental Protection Agency and local council approved the Jim's Plain wind farm. |
| Jul 2020 | The Federal Government granted approval for the Jim's Plain wind farm. |
| 2022 | The Robbins Island wind farm received Tasmanian environmental and planning approval with a five-month shutdown condition to protect an endangered species. ACEN has deemed this decision will make the project unviable. |
| Nov 2023 | The Tasmanian Government removed the five-month shutdown condition from Robbins Island wind farm. |
