Construction on the 69-turbine Uungula Wind Farm near Wellington in New South Wales is powering ahead, with over two-thirds of the foundations now poured and the transport of turbine components about to begin.
Australian renewable energy company Squadron Energy announced over the weekend on its LinkedIn page that 48 foundations have now been completed, leaving only 21 left to complete.
Upgrades to an important local intersection have also now been completed, paving the way for the transport of turbine components to begin.
Roadwork upgrades were completed earlier in the month at the Goolma and Twelve Mile Road intersection near Wellington which created a widened road for communities in the Central West region.
The revamped intersection has been widened to better accommodate the big loads of wind turbine components as well as to provide better road conditions and drainage.
The first transmission lines for the wind farm were also strung in February, with more than 11 kilometres of 330 kV single circuit transmission line being attached to 28 towers over the coming months, connecting the wind farm to the electricity grid.
Once completed, the 414-megawatt (MW) Uungula Wind Farm, located 14 kilometres east of Wellington in Central NSW, will generate electricity equivalent to the needs of more than 220,000 homes, preventing over 560,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
The project will consist of 69 6 MW wind turbines from GE and will deliver electricity to Snowy Hydro under a 2022-signed power purchase agreement.
