A NEW wind farm has been earmarked for construction near Dubbo and Wellington, which is set to be the largest farm by Australian gentailer (an industry word combining the terms ‘generator’ and ‘retailer’) Snowy Hydro.
PV Magazine reported this week that Snowy Hydro had signed a power purchasing agreement with CWP Renewables for its biggest wind farm. It will be its second deal with CWP.
Snowy Hydro announced on Monday that it would purchase 200 megawatts of output from CWP Renewables’ future Uungula Wind Farm over 15 years.
Snowy Hydro will also purchase both power and renewables certificates from the 414 MW Wind Farm being built on Wiradjuri Country, 14km east of Wellington, within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.
The wind farm has received development approval and construction is expected to begin this year, supporting over 260 jobs.
The power purchasing agreement is scheduled to come into effect in 2026 when the wind farm becomes operational.
The Uungula Wind Farm is set to consist of 97 wind turbines.
Snowy Hydro managing director and CEO Paul Broad said the agreement supported his company’s commitment to providing affordable, reliable and clean energy to its commercial and industrial customers.
“Renewables are the future and by combining our contracted wind and solar projects with our on-demand hydro assets, we can provide ‘firm’, secure, low-emissions energy to the market, while ke...
