The MacIntyre Wind Farm, is a 1,000 MW renewable energy facility located within the MacIntyre Wind Precinct, near Warwick, QLD. The project is expected to comprise 162turbines and connecting infrastructure.
The Project, and the broader Macintyre Wind Precinct, is located within the Southern Downs Renewable Energy Zone, and is developed by ACCIONA Energia.
Key Dates
| Jun 2022 | Construction Commencement |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Mar 2020 | ACCIONA secured a 400-megawatt Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Queensland Government’s renewable energy generator, CleanCo. CleanCo also committed to owning and operating a 103-megawatt wind farm within the greater MacIntyre complex. |
| Mar 2021 | Ark Energy, a subsidiary of Korea Zinc Co., aquired a 30 per cent equity stake of ACCIONA's wind farm. ACCIONA will remain responsible for managing the project through its development, construction, operations and maintenance stages of the 923-megawatt wind farm. The MacIntyre Wind Farm will also power Sun Metals Corporation, a separate Korea Zinc Co. subsidiary in Australia. |
| Apr 2021 | The project received planning approval from the Queensland Government’s State Assessment and Referral Agency. |
| Mar 2022 | The Clean Energy Finance Corporation announced $160 million for transmission infrastructure to connect the MacIntyre Wind Precinct to the National Electricity Market from the Rewiring the Nation fund. |
| Jun 2022 | Construction commenced on the project. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2023)
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Market Led Proposal |
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Queensland |
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