Western Australia’s wind capacity is set to grow, with Synergy appointing a contractor to progress two key projects.
Vestas will supply and install 30 additional wind turbines to expand the Warradarge Wind Farm.
The wind farm has supplied 180MW of power to the SWIS (South West Interconnected System) since 2020, and the $400 million expansion is expected to provide a further 103MW to meet the average annual electricity needs of 164,000 households in Western Australia.
The project is a Bright Energy Investments asset – a joint venture between Synergy, Cbus Super and CVC DIF, and is expected to be completed by 2027.
Vestas has also been awarded the contract to build Synergy’s Kings Rock Wind Farm, which is expected to begin powering households and businesses throughout the state’s south-west by 2027.
The company will supply and install 17 wind turbines on-site with the capacity to generate up to 105MW of renewable energy – enough to power 70,000 average homes in the state.
The State Government said the Kings Rock Wind Farm will deliver an economic boost to regional Western Australia, with about 200 jobs to be created during the project’s construction.
Western Australian Minister for Energy, Reece Whitby, said the State Government’s vision for Western Australia’s energy future is clear.
“We want households and businesses to access clean, reliable, and affordable energy, which can be provided by a mix of rooftop solar and onshore wind, backed by large-scale battery storage, and firmed by gas as required.”
Mr Whitby said that with the two projects, Western Australians can rest assured knowing the future of the state’s energy system is secure.
