About the project
The Wimmera Plains Energy Facility aims for an output of between 291MW and 416MW, connecting to western Victoria’s 220kV electricity network. Plans include 52 wind turbines with a blade-tip height of 247m above the ground. They will generate enough clean green renewable energy to power more than 202,000 homes remove 1.2 million tons of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere annually.
Project location
The site for the proposed wind farm is 10km northeast of Horsham in western Victoria, on land both to the east and west of the north-south Henty Highway.
Contact the team
The Wimmera Project team is working on the next stages of project development. If you have any questions about the Wimmera Plains Energy Facility please email us at info(at)baywa-re.com.au. To keep up to date on upcoming opportunities and progress please subscribe to our mailing list below:
Shengyi Dai
Renewable Energy DeveloperBayWa r.e. Projects Australia Pty Ltd
Benefits
- Diversifying the local economy
- A community benefit fund
- Jobs during construction, jobs during operation
- Business opportunities for local suppliers
- Economic multiplier effect for local economy
- Significant investment in local infrastructure
- Renewable energy to power 202,000 homes
This project is expected to generate up to 400 jobs during construction- both on the site and in the wider community. Once operational, there will be around 10 local jobs and other flow-on jobs in the region.
Planning permit
Victoria’s Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning issued the project’s Planning Permit (PA2000877) in July 2020.
Photomontage P3 Wind turbine T14 - Proposed view west south west to north north west from Bells Road. Approximate distance to closest wind turbine (T15) 1.5 kilometres.
Photomontage P4 - Proposed view east south east to south from Dooen North Road. Approximate distance to closest wind turbine 2.5 kilometres.
