Clean Energy Wind Farm Project, Suzlon to set up a $1.3 Billion Wind Farm Project in Australia

Suzlon to Set Up A$1.3-B Wind Farm Project in S Australia

Suzlon Energy, the Indian company that is Asia’s third-largest maker of wind turbines, plans to develop a A$1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) wind farm in South Australia, according to the state government.

The 600-megawatt project would produce enough electricity to power more than 200,000 homes a year, Mike Rann, premier of the Australian state, said on Wednesday in a statement on his website. Suzlon expects to complete the 180-turbine wind farm on the Yorke Peninsula by the end of 2015, he said.

The proposed Ceres wind farm requires regulatory, planning and environmental approvals, according to the statement. South Australia has projects producing 1,150 MW of wind capacity, more than 21% of its total electricity generation, Rann said.

Australia is moving towards a target of generating 20% of its electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind farms by 2020. AGL Energy said last year it expected the 420 MW Macarthur wind farm in the state of Victoria to become the largest in the southern hemisphere.

Source: Economic Times