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Wilan Wind Farm will deliver up to 74 wind turbines, capable of producing up to 533
MW which is the equivalent of providing energy up to 315,000 homes.

The project is also being designed to potentially include a battery energy storage system (BESS) to store the electricity until it is required by the grid.

Create up to 400 jobs during the peak of construction and
approximately 12 ongoing jobs during the operational life of the project.

A Community Benefit Fund program designed by the community, for the community.

Resources

Access the project's newsletters, factsheets and other project collateral.

Newsletter
‍Welcome to the Wilan Wind Farm’s Resource Section, your hub for project documentation, including newsletters, factsheets, and other information designed to keep you informed and enhance your understanding of the project.
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Factsheet
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Community Engagement Opportunities

The Wilan Wind Farm project team will be in Balranald, Hay, and Moulamein between the 8th and 10th of August 2024 to host our next round of Community Information Sessions and Pop-Up
Stalls.
More information

Recent consultation highlights can be found here.

Virtual Engagement Room

The Virtual Engagement Room for the Wilan Wind Farm is now live. Your voice matters, and we've created this space to facilitate your understanding of the project and enable you to have your say. Navigate through our informative boards, review planning documents, engage with our project experts and explore our project map to discover the positive contributions of Wilan Wind Farm to your community.

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Project update

Measuring the wind

The Wilan Wind Farm project located 25km to the east of Balranald has been monitoring the wind resource using mobile equipment for several years. Now, a 120m meteorological mast has been installed to collect additional measurements. This video helps explain the process of installing a mast and how wind resource is then measured.

Outline

Project Overview

The Wilan Wind Farm is located in the NSW Riverina, having boundaries approximately 25km east of Balranald, 40km north of Moulamein and 80km west of Hay.

Wilan Wind Farm is located within the Southwest Renewable Energy Zone, in an area with strong wind resources and very low population density being located across 16,000 Ha of pastoral lands used for sheep and cattle grazing.

Wind measurements demonstrate strong complementarity with the broader energy mix being developed in NSW and particularly with solar energy. The southern boundary of the site is adjacent to the Sturt Highway and 8km to the north of the new 330kV Energy Connect transmission line.

The project is expected to have up to 138 wind turbines with a generation capacity of up to 800MW.

Capacity

Up to 650 megawatts of wind energy combined with battery energy storage (BESS)

Status

In Development

Location

Willowvale, Sturt Highway, NSW

Outline

Project Overview

The Wilan Energy Park is located in the NSW Riverina approximately 35km east of Balranald and 90km west of Hay.

The project site is in the South West Renewable Energy Zone, an area with strong wind resources and very low population density being located across 20,000 Ha of pastoral lands.

Wind measurements demonstrate complementarity with the broader energy mix being developed in NSW and particularly with solar energy. The southern boundary of the site is adjacent to the Sturt Highway and 8km to the north of the new 330kV Energy Connect transmission line.