Construction has started on a $400 million expansion of Bright Energy Investment’s Warradarge Wind Farm, near Eneabba in Western Australia.
An extra 30 wind turbines are being built in the second-stage expansion, adding to 51 turbines that have been producing clean energy since 2020.
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The 30 new wind turbines will be capable of providing 103MW of wind energy. They will be the same size as the existing turbines, with a tip height of 152m and blades 67m long.
When completed, the expanded wind farm will provide up to 283MW of power for the South West Interconnected System—making it the biggest wind farm in WA. It will also be the largest by energy generated, able to power about 164,000 households a year.
Warradarge Wind Farm is owned by Bright Energy Investments (BEI), a joint venture between state-owned Synergy and Potentia Energy. Synergy has contributed $28.8 million to the expansion.
Warradarge Wind Farm is one of the top-performing wind assets in Australia. It is among more than 9,800MW of renewable energy, storage and gas projects that will provide the power required by 2029-30 to support the state’s closure of coal-fired power stations.
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WA Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said, “The expansion of Warradarge Wind Farm represents a significant increase and contribution to renewable power generation in WA.
“Our state has abundant wind resources, particularly in the Mid West region. This project along with other grid-scale wind and solar farms and big batteries will enable us to exit coal by 2030—faster than any other state.”
