One of the largest wind farms in Australia commissioned
The AGL Energy, in partnership with the Powering Australian Renewables, has commissioned one of the largest wind farms in Australia - 200 MW Silverton Wind Farm project in Western New South Wales. The farm is complete and is now generating at full capacity.
The AUD 450 million (USD 298 million) project consists of 58 wind turbines in total, 3.4MW 130-meter-rotor wind turbines on 110-meter towers, and is expected to generate 780,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy each year – enough to power 137,000 homes. It is located in the Barrier Ranges of New South Wales, 25 kilometers north of Broken Hill.
The project is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 655,000 tonnes annually - the equivalent of taking 192,000 cars off the road annually.
Powering Australian Renewables is a partnership between QIC, Future Fund and AGL to invest in 1,000 MW of large-scale renewable energy projects.
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