Tilt Renewables are developing the Palmer Wind Farm, a 288 MW wind farm located near Palmer, South Australia, 50 kilometres east of Adelaide.
The scope of the project includes delivery of:
- up to 40 turbines with a maximum capacity of 288MW,
- two substations,
- transmission infrastructure, and
- enabling infrastructure.
Key Dates
| Jan 2026 | Contract Award |
| Jun 2026 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Jun 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Tilt Renewable |
| Successful Tenderer: | BMD |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Feb 2024 | The project was submitted to PlanSA for development approval. |
| Jun 2024 | The project was submitted to the EPBC portal for assessment. |
| Jul 2024 | The project was granted planning consent by the South Australian planning commission. |
| Jul 2024 | The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water declared the project would not require EPBC assessment. |
| Dec 2024 | The project was announced as successful in the first Capacity Investment Scheme tender round. |
| Feb 2025 | The South Australian State Commission Assessment Panel approved a design variation to the project, reducing the number of turbines from 103 to 40, and capacity from 300 MW to 288 MW. |
| Jul 2025 | Tilt announced that procurement had commenced for the project. |
| Sep 2025 | AGL entered into a power purchase agreement for the project. The agreement is expected to provide AGL with a 45 per cent offtake of the project generation, for a 15-year period. |
| Jan 2026 | Tilt Renewables announced that FID had been reached on the project, with construction expected to commence in mid-2026. |
| Jan 2026 | BMD were awarded the main works Balance of Plant contract for the project. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Balance of Plant |
Location
South Australia |
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