Goyder_South_Wind_Farm

Goyder South Wind Farm

Goyder South Wind Farm

Wind farm under construction in South Australia

Goyder South Wind Farm is the first stage of the Goyder Renewables Zone development near Burra, South Australia. The Goyder South Wind Farm will be on the hills south-east of the town of Burra.

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Early construction works for stage 1 began in December 2021. The project is owned by Neoen and the construction contract was awarded to a consortium of GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.[1]

Generation capacity of stage 1 is anticipated to be 412MW. The Government of the Australian Capital Territory has signed a 14-year contract for 100MW of electricity from 1A, and the Olympic Dam mine signed a contract for 1B.[2] Generation will be from 75 GE 5.5-158 Cypress wind turbines. It will have a new transmission line to connect to the Robertstown substation. First power came online in April 2024,[3] and the facility is expected to be operational in 2024.[1]

The Goyder South Wind Farm proposal has replaced the 119 MW Stony Gap Wind Farm which had been proposed for the same area, originally by EnergyAustralia[4] who sold it to Palisade Investment Partners in 2017[5] before Neoen bought the proposal in September 2019 and included it in the larger plan.[6]

References

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    "Neoen gives go ahead on 412 MW wind farm, first stage of its Goyder Renewables Zone in South Australia". Neoen. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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    "BHP signs landmark renewable energy deal for huge Olympic Dam mine". RenewEconomy. 13 October 2021.
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    "Generation starts at what will be South Australia's biggest wind farm". RenewEconomy. 4 April 2024.
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    "South Australia court dismisses anti-wind farm claims". Renew Economy. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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    "Meeting Record - Community Liaison Group" (PDF). Waterloo Wind Farm. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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    "Neoen submits plan for 2.7-GW hybrid renewables project in South Australia". S&P Global Market Intelligence. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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