CWP Renewables have proposed the construction of a wind farm with a total output capacity of 400 megawatts (MW), including up to 97 wind turbines and associated infrastructure. The project would also include a 150 MW / 150 MW-hour battery energy storage facility.
The wind farm would be located approximately 14 kilometres east of Wellington, New South Wales, within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.
Key Dates
| Sep 2021 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Jul 2023 | Expected Construction Completion |
Financing
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The project is being developed and financed by CWP Renewables. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jul 2011 | The wind farm was first publicly announced. |
| Jul 2013 | Environmental Assessment prepared for a site consisting of 249 turbines. |
| Jul 2018 | Following review and feedback, the scope was revised to focus on the western region and remove 122 turbines from the proposal. |
| Jun 2019 | A further eight wind turbines were removed from the design after stakeholder consultation. |
| Jan 2020 | A further 12 turbines were removed from the scope, reducing the proposal to 'up to' 97 turbines. |
| May 2020 | The State Significant Development (SSD) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) were put on public exhibition by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE), closing July 2020. |
| Jul 2020 | The NSW DPIE requested the proponent respond to the submissions from exhibition. |
| May 2021 | The project received planning approval from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and was declared a State Significant Development. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2021)
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
New South Wales |
Infrastructure Australia status
Not considered
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