The Department of Energy and Public Works has announced new plans to build Australia’s largest publicly-owned wind farm in the South Burnett.
The project will involve publicly-owned Stanwell Corporation building the Tarong West Wind Farm.
Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk said that with up to 150 turbines, the project could generate 500MW capacity, enough clean electricity to power up to 230,000 homes.
“It is investments like this that will ensure we deliver on our net-zero ambitions and our promise to Queenslanders to become a global renewable energy superpower,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
Treasurer, Cameron Dick said the Tarong West project, funded from the $2 billion Queensland Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Jobs fund, would boost Stanwell’s current asset portfolio and was expected to provide substantial commercial value.
“Ownership of Tarong West Wind Farm ensures Stanwell Corporation will have dispatch control of significant renewable generation capacity,” Mr Dick said.
Minister for Energy, Mick de Brenni said renewable energy was the cheapest form of electricity.
“This funding announcement provides assurance that Queensland will be able to deliver on its promise of affordable and reliable power for new industries and new manufacturing sectors in the clean energy era of tomorrow,” Mr de Brenni said.
“By growing our publicly-owned portfolio of clean energy generation, it means Queenslanders will continue to control their energy system as it transforms to lower emissions.”
The proposed Tarong West Wind Farm, at Ironpot, 30 kilometres south-west of Kingaroy, sits within the Southern Queensland Renewable Energy Zone, one of three designated regions established across the State to accelerate clean energy projects.
