Someva Renewables has acquired the proposed Hills of Gold Wind Farm from ENGIE.
Hills of Gold Wind Farm is located 5km south of Hanging Rock and 8km south-east of Nundle in NSW. The project is located within three Local Government Areas: Tamworth Regional Council, Upper Hunter Shire Council, and Liverpool Plains Shire Council.
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The project, which has received approval from the NSW Independent Planning Commission, will feature 62 wind turbines and will generate up to 372MW of clean, affordable and reliable energy—enough to power 163,000 Australian homes.
Someva Renewables managing director Jamie Chivers said, “Someva Renewables is proud to have acquired the Hills of Gold Wind Farm in New South Wales.
“Someva Renewables is a NSW-based, 100% Australian owned renewable company and we have worked alongside Clean Energy Partners and ENGIE as partners in the proposed Hills of Gold Wind Farm since 2017.
“In that time we have been deeply involved in the project leading development works, supporting community engagement, planning approvals, the landowner consultation and agreement process, procurement, grid connection assessment, layout design, wind monitoring and transport arrangements.
“As one of the original project partners, Someva is well placed to take carriage of this important wind energy project.”
Following the ownership transition, Someva said its priority was to meet with the project’s hosts, near neighbours and local stakeholders. Someva’s executive team have been in Nundle and the surrounding community this week meeting with locals to discuss the project.
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An immediate focus for Someva will be defending the project against an appeal in the Land and Environment Court challenging the NSW Independent Planning Commission’s approval.
“We believe the Tamworth Regional Council’s decision to continue this appeal is a questionable use of local ratepayers’ money,” Chivers said.
