Berrybank Stage-1 Wind Farm
Location: Berrybank, 80km west of Geelong, 14km east of Lismore
Investment: $284 million
Technology: V136-4.2MW Vestas wind turbines
Number of Turbines: 43 Wind Turbines (Stage 1) and further 26 Wind Turbines (Stage 2)
Total installed capacity: 180.6 MW (Stage 1) and 109.2MW (Stage 2)
Turbines Blade Tip Height: 180 meters
Connection: To the Grid via the 220kV Ballarat-Terang Transmission Line
Where is it located
The Berrybank Stage-1 Wind Farm site is located in South-Western Victoria approximately 14km east of Lismore and 16km west of Cressy. It is approximately 130km west of Melbourne within the Victorian district known as the Western Plains, located within the Corangamite and Golden Plains Local Government Areas.
Our Company
Global Power Generation Australia (GPGA) is the Australian subsidiary of Global Power Generation (GPG), the international generation arm of Naturgy Group (Naturgy). GPG was created in 2014, in order to bring together the international power generation assets and business for the company outside of Europe, with the participation of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA).
Our mother group Naturgy, has a long history of successful renewable energy projects around the world, based on an owner-vision model of:
- Development
- Engineering and Construction
- Operation
This history has allowed us to build up considerable experience in wind, solar, hydro and biomass, which is being put in place in the promising Australian market through Global Power Generation Australia. Our Australian subsidiary was established to progress the portfolio of projects ensuring sustainable sources of energy, developing rural and regional communities, utilising the state-of-the-art renewable technologies and contributing to the reduction of Green House Gas Emissions.
In the spirit of reconciliation, GPG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
The Berrybank wind farm is located on the lands of the Wathaurong and Eastern Maar people and we wish to acknowledge them as Traditional Owners.
Progress
Civil Construction begun on 17th April 2019. Commercial Operations Commenced 1st July 2021 .
Community
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