ACCIONA Energy start up construction of its 132 MW wind farm in Australia

ACCIONA Energy start up construction work on the 132-megawatt Mount Gellibrand wind farm with an estimated investment of 258 million Australian dollars. Once commissioned in July 2018, the farm will produce around 429 GWh a year.

Farm will be equipped with forty-four Nordex AW125/3000 wind turbines. This model, optimized to obtain the maximum energy possible on sites with medium wind speeds and low turbulence, has rated power of 3MW and a rotor sweep of 125 metres, being installed on an 87.5-metre-high steel tower.

The electricity generated by Mt. Gellibrand will be traded on the wholesale electricity market. The Victorian Government committed to purchasing the renewable energy certificates generated from 66MW of Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm last year following a public tender process. The contract allows the Government to buy certificates for up to 10 years.

ACCIONA Energy Oceania Managing Director Andrew Thomson said that they are very pleased to have achieved viability for 132 MW of wind power capacity in Victoria, which will mean higher investment, more jobs and a greater contribution of clean energy to the community, within our clear growth strategy in the country.

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