Moorabool Wind Farm

Moorabool Wind Farm is a wind farm under construction between Ballarat and Geelong in Victoria, Australia. It is expected to commence operation early in 2020. The wind farm is in two parts. The northern part has 50 turbines under construction and the southern part has 54. It is being developed by Goldwind Australia.[1] When complete, Moorabool will be one of three wind farms in Moorabool Shire. The others are Yaloak South Wind Farm and Lal Lal Wind Farm.[2]

Moorabool Wind Farm
Country
  • Australia
Location
Coordinates37°42′S 144°12′E
StatusUnder construction
Construction began
  • July 2018
Owner(s)
Wind farm
Type
  • Onshore
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 321 MW
Website mooraboolwindfarm.com/ 

By 30 August 2019, all 54 foundations were completed in the southern section,[3] and all the bases and 11 turbines were erected but not yet commissioned in the northern section.[4] The components for the southern section were to be delivered from the Port of Geelong in a total of 594 oversized loads at a rate of approximately 33 per week from September 2019 to February 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Moorabool Wind Farm". Goldwind Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. "Windfarms in Moorabool". Shire of Moorabool. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. "South Wind Farm Construction Progress" (PDF). Goldwind Australia. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. "Moorabool North Wind Farm Construction Progress" (PDF). Goldwind Australia. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. "Turbine Component deliveries" (PDF). Goldwind Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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