Neoen Begins Construction of 346 MW Goyder North Wind Farm in South Australia

Neoen has commenced construction of the 346 MW Goyder North Wind Farm in collaboration with Vestas and Downer in South Australia, Australia.

Goyder North Wind Farm is located on the lands of the Ngadjuri Nation near the town of Burra in SA’s Mid North Region. The project received SA Government approval in 2024 and will connect into ElectraNet’s existing Bundey Substation. Vestas will install 48 V172-7.2 MW wind turbines on the site, while Downer will design and construct the associated connection and transmission infrastructure. The wind farm is expected to generate 1.3 TWh of renewable energy annually once operational in 2029, enough to boost wind generation in South Australia by approximately 10%.

Stage 1 of Goyder North Wind Farm is underpinned by a 100 MW renewable energy baseload agreement with BHP to power its Olympic Dam, Carrapateena and Prominent Hill mines in South Australia, one of the world’s most significant basins for copper production. This 24/7 supply solution combines output from the wind farm with storage from Goyder Battery (454 MW / 1,814 MWh), supported by Neoen’s advanced energy management expertise. It builds on Neoen’s first baseload contract with BHP of 70 MW, which started in July 2025 and is being delivered by Goyder South Stage 1 Wind Farm (412 MW) and Blyth Battery (238 MW / 477 MWh). 

Goyder North Wind Farm joins Goyder South Wind Farm and Goyder Battery as part of Neoen’s flagship Goyder Renewables Zone, a hybrid renewables hub which now consists of 1.2 GW of total capacity. Together, the two wind farms are expected to generate approximately 2.5 TWh of clean energy annually, enough to power more than 500,000 homes and contribute a fifth of South Australia’s annual electricity needs.