Acciona starts construction for a 1,026 MW wind farm in Australia

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Acciona starts construction for a 1,026 MW wind farm in Australia

ACCIONA Energía has announced that it has the construction of the MacIntyre complex, the largest wind farm in Australia, with a total capacity of 1,026 MW and an associated investment of AUD2 billion (US$1.39 billion). The MacIntyre complex consists of two wind farms: MacIntyre (923 MW), owned by ACCIONA Energía (70%) and Ark Energy (30%), where the construction works have kicked off; and Karara, owned by Queensland’s public utility CleanCo, which will also operate it.

The wind farms will use 180 Nordex Delta 4000 turbines with a power rating of 5.7 MW. ACCIONA Energía will operate the MacIntyre wind farm, which will be the company’s largest wind farm in the world.

The MacIntyre complex will generate clean electricity to supply nearly 700,000 homes and avoid the emission of around 3 million tonnes of CO2 each year, thus contributing to Queensland’s ambitious decarbonization goals.  

Construction of the complex is expected to be completed in 2024.

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