Iberdrola and Vestas are investigating a turbine collapse at the Alinta wind farm, 35km south-east of Geraldton in the state of Western Australia.
The incident happened at about 8:30am Western Australia time on 8 June at Alinta, which comprises 54 Vestas V82 wind turbines and has been operating since 2006.
The collapse occurred on private agricultural land and there were no injuries to people and no known injuries to wildlife, Iberdrola said.
“At this stage it appears that private property damage is limited to a fence dividing two paddocks along with a portion of a recently planted Canola crop,” the company said.
It added that local landholders and their representatives were promptly notified.
The area was secured and the wind farm has been shut down.
This investigation will also consider what inspections need to be carried out on the balance of the turbines in advance of considering recommencing production at the site.
Iberdrola Australia has also notified applicable regulators and WorkSafe WA has inspected the site and provided clearance for remediation works to commence.
An incident management committee, led by Iberdrola Australia managing director and chief executive Ross Rolfe, has been established to manage risks and issues arising from this event.