Goldwind Australia has completed the installation of all 149 turbines at the 530MW Stockyard Hill wind farm in the state of Victoria.
Final commissioning and project completion activities will continue into early 2021 at the facility, located 35km west of Ballarat.
Goldwind Australia managing director John Titchen said: “Completing the installation of wind turbines at Stockyard Hill wind farm marks an important milestone achieved.”
Stockyard Hill is a joint project between Goldwind Australia and Nebras Power, an international power investment company based in Qatar.
Since construction commenced on the project in 2018, 149 wind turbines have been installed and approximately 110km of access track constructed.
Balance of system works included the installation of over 130km of underground cabling, a 75m 132kV multi-duplex powerline, three on-site substations, plus the construction of a major terminal station near Lismore.
Nebras Power CEO Khalid Jolo added: “We are excited to be witnessing the realisation of our hard work and planning.
“Stockyard Hill is a monumental project that will be instrumental in providing sustainable energy to residences throughout the region.”
Goldwind along with Nebras Power extended their gratitude to all of those involved in bringing the Stockyard Hill wind farm to this stage, including host landowners, local landowners, neighbours and community partners, as well as the contractors who worked on the project, many of whom are local Victorians.
Stockyard Hill employs a team of maintenance staff which is expected to grow to 25 permanent maintenance staff once the wind farm is operational.