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Project data
Technology
52 wind turbines
V136 – 4.2 MW Vestas
180 m blade tip height
- Grid Forming Inverter and Lithium Ion (li-Ion) battery storage
Total installed capacity
218.4MW
- 200 MW AC
- 400 MW Hour
Location
16.5 km north west of Port Fairy
4.6 km north east of Yambuk
- 23km north Port Fairy, next to Tarrone Terminal Station
Land
Approximately 3,388 hectares
Primarily agricultural activities (grazing of sheep and cattle)
10 wind farm host landowners
10 transmission line host landowners
- 7 hectares
- Primarily agricultural activities
Connection
Victoria electricity grid via a 24 km 132 kV
overhead transmission circuit to the existing 500 kV
Tarrone Terminal Station
- Underground to the NEM via the 500 kV Tarrone Terminal Station
Energy offtaker
Snowy Hydro
- Snowy Hydro
Contractors
Vestas Australia Wind Technology (turbines and O&M)
Decmil Australia / RJE Global (civil and electrical)
- Vestas Australia Wind Technology (turbines and O&M)
- Decmil Australia / RJE Global (civil and electrical)
Transmission Service Network Provider
AusNet
- AusNet
Project benefits
656,000 CO2 tons of emissions avoided
24,000 households to be supplied with clean energy
280 full time equivalent jobs created during construction
6 long term jobs during operations for the life of the project
$570,000 invested in community engagement and benefit sharing
656,000 CO2 tons of emissions avoided
24,000 households to be supplied with clean energy
280 full time equivalent jobs created during construction
6 long term jobs during operations for the life of the project
$570,000 invested in community engagement and benefit sharing
Project timeline
Project documentation
- Layout
- Planning permit
- Associated documentation
- Construction updates
- Community engagement committee minutes
Community
Find below information about the Community Engagement and Benefit Sharing Plan associated with the Project during the construction and operation phases
Benefits & commitments
As part of the commitments associated with the Tarrone Battery, a Community Engagement and Benefit Sharing Plan will be implemented, specifically customised according to the community feedback. Our company will financially support the delivery of this plan by investing into the community over the life of the battery through these key initiatives:
- Neighbour Benefit Program
- Community Benefit Fund
- Other Programs
- Sponsorships & Donations
Information sessions & events
Upcoming sessions & events
- Coming soon, stay tuned
Previous sessions & events
- Dec 2024 – Opening Ceremony (GPG Australia)
- July 2023 – Open Day (GPG Australia)
- December 2021 - Virtual Stakeholder Update (GPG Australia)
Call for applications
Check here for the current applications
No current applications open
News
Get in touch
- Project
- Address: Tarrone Battery, Suite A, Level 3, 73 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, ACT 2601
- Phone: +61 2 6274 3200 or 1800 457 181
- E-mail:
- tarronebess@globalpower-generation.com.au
- Contact person
- Name: Debra Dumesny
- Phone: +61 428 867 646
- E-mail: debra.dumesny@globalpower-generation.com.au
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