WA’s largest wind farm launches new company to expand clean energy portfolio

The owners of Western Australia’s largest wind farm, the 222MW Collgar facility have launched a newly formed company to look at expansion opportunities and build out a large portfolio of clean energy projects.

The Collgar wind farm produced its first electricity more than a decade ago in 2011, and recent improvements to its aerodynamics lifted the capacity from its 111 turbines from 207MW to 222MW.

Now, the owners of the Collgar Wind Farm – backed by the huge Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (Rest), which has $66 billion under management – are looking to build on their successful history and expand their clean energy assets.

Collgar Renewables is currently exploring a range of projects, including expansion potential, new renewable energy assets, and joint ventures, particularly in light of the government’s renewables and emissions targets.

“With the WA government’s plans to cut emissions by 80% below 2020 levels by 2030 our timing to diversify has been spot on, and we know this new approach will spur interest from the clean energy and investor market,” said Thomas Scott-Morey, the CEO of Collgar Renewables.