Murra Warra Wind Farm

The Murra Warra wind farm will be one of Australia's largest wind farms. Located on the plains of north-western Victoria, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city of Horsham, it consists of up to 116 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 220m.

Photograph of Murra Warra Wind Farm, December 2019
Murra Warra Wind Farm
CountryAustralia
LocationHorsham, Victoria
Coordinates36.431°S 142.321°E / -36.431; 142.321
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2018
Construction costA$380 million
Owner(s)
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height139
Rotor diameter144
Power generation
Units operational61
Make and modelSenvion 3.7M144
Units planned116
Nameplate capacity429.2 MW
External links
Websitewww.murrawarrawindfarm.com

The project is expected to produce more than 1800 GWh annually, enough electricity to power about 420,000 average Victorian homes each year, displacing up to 1.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year.[1] The project is being developed by a joint venture between RES Group and Macquarie Capital,

History

Site finding identified the location in 2007, and a meteorology mast erected in 2009. Development proceeded slowly until 2016, when planning reports were completed and submitted to DELWP in August 2016. Planning approval was given in November 2016.

A power purchase agreement was signed with a consortium of companies led by Telstra in December 2017,[2] delivering Stage 1 of the project, which consists of 61 wind turbines. In March 2018, an EPC contract was signed with a consortium of Senvion and Downer to build a 61 turbines wind farm.[3] In May 2019, it was reported that Downer EDI's market value had plunged by $430 million after its joint-venture partner on the Murra Warra wind farm project, Senvion had gone into administration.[4] Stage 1 is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2020. AusNet Services have been contracted to build the Terminal Station[5]

Stage 1 of the project was acquired by Partners Group in September 2018.[6] RES Group continue as Construction and Asset Managers. In May 2020 it was announced that Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) had secured a 30 year contract to provide Operations and Maintenance Services.[7]

Stage 2 of the project is still owned by the RES Group and Macquarie Capital joint venture and is expected to go into construction during 2020.[6]

Permit consents were also obtained in 2018 for a 120MW Solar development with Battery Storage. No date for construction of this phase has been announced.[6]

Stages
  1. Stage 1, the first stage of the project, consists of 61 turbines, each with a 139 m (456 ft) hub height, and 144 m (472 ft) turbine diameter, with a maximum rated output of 3.7 MW, totaling to a maximum capacity of 225.7 MW.
  2. Stage 2 capacity will be around 203.5 MW.

See also

References
  1. Essential Economics (February 2017). "Murra Warra Wind Farm Economic Assessment" (PDF). RES Australia.
  2. Vorrath, Sophie (21 December 2017). "Telstra signs up for 429MW wind farm, at stunning low cost".
  3. "Senvion Australia set to commence construction on 226 MW project". Senvion. 14 March 2018.
  4. Wiggins, Jenny (29 May 2019). "Downer's market value tumbles $430m". Australian Financial Review.
  5. "Murra Warra Wind Farm". www.ausnetservices.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. Richard, Craig. "Partners Group acquires Murra Warra I". www.windpowermonthly.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. https://reneweconomy.com.au/siemens-gamesa-leads-in-servicing-senvion-fleet-in-asia-pacific-with-addition-of-226-mw-30-year-deal-in-australia-54917/
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