The proposed wind farm would be located approximately 16 kilometres to the north-east of Buronga in Wentworth Shire and would have a generation capacity of up to 1 GW, providing enough renewable electricity to power 450,000 Australian homes on average, over the course of a year.
The proposed wind farm, which would also feature a containerised battery energy storage system, would offset up to 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The project would connect to the National Electricity Market via transmission infrastructure upgraded as part of Project EnergyConnect.
The project will be classified a State Significant Development and will undergo a rigorous planning and assessment process, with comprehensive stakeholder and community consultation required as part of this process.
Anthony Marriner, head of Spark Renewables, said: “We are excited to announce the Mallee Wind Farm project, which is expected to bring significant benefits to the local community and region in the form of jobs and investment, as well as funding for local community initiatives through a community fund that would be established for the life of the project.
“The proposed site for the Mallee Wind Farm has been chosen as it has a number of highly favourable factors, including a strong wind resource, good location within the South-West Renewable Energy Zone in New South Wales, and the very low density of housing within 10 kilometres.
“Additionally, the proposed site features a flat terrain, meaning that complex earthworks would be avoided during construction, and the site can continue to be used for grazing and cropping purposes, with turbines taking up less than two percent of the proposed project site.”
The Mallee Wind Farm is the latest development to progress to the consultation phase in Spark Renewables’ growing portfolio of renewable energy assets.
The company’s operational portfolio includes the 100 MW Bomen Solar Farm near Wagga Wagga, which commenced operations in 2020 and is contracted to Westpac and Flow Power, alongside a diversified portfolio of wind, solar and storage developments assets in excess of 5 GW.
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