Major Contract

Prairie Wind Farm

PROJECT STATUS
Detailed Planning
Prairie Wind Farm

Prairie Wind Farm is a generation project proposed by Windlab, and was announced as part of Queensland's Super Hub. The project will include 116 wind turbines, with a generation capacity of 800 megawatts, located near the town of Prairie, 300 kilometres west of Townsville. 

Key Dates

2025 Expected Construction Commencement
2027 Expected Construction Completion

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Windlab

PROJECT HISTORY

Nov 2022 The Queensland Government announced the project as part of the Northern Queensland Super Hub.
Jun 2023 The Queensland State Assessment and Development Agency granted conditional development approval to the project.
Jan 2025 The Federal Government approved the wind farm with a generation capacity of 800 megawatts through the construction of 116 wind turbines.
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Queensland |
Resources
Project website
Project website
Government resources
EPBC Portal
SARA Approval