UPC/AC has proposed an 800-megawatt wind farm to be located south of the township of Coolah, NSW. The project would include up to 148 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 250 metres in addition to approximately 65 kilometres of high-voltage transmission infrastructure to connect the project to the National Electricity Market (NEM).
The wind turbines are expected to be spread across three 'clusters', with a small substation on each cluster, and one larger substation to connect the wind farm to the NEM.
Key Dates
| May 2020 | Project Announcement |
Financing
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The project's proponent, UPC/AC Renewables, will finance the project. |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | The project's proponent, UPC/AC Renewables will oversee procurement. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Feb 2020 | UPC/AC announced the project. |
| May 2020 | UPC/AC Renewables released a Scoping Report, detailing the proposed project's scope and requested the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) for the project. |
| Jun 2020 | The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements were issued for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the project. |
| Apr 2022 | The proponent submitted the Environmental Impact Statement for the project to the NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment. |
| May 2022 | The NSW DPIE released the project's EIS for public exhibition, closing on 20 June. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2020)
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Other |
Location
New South Wales |
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