AGL secures final approval for $2bn Pottinger Wind Farm in NSW
Energy giant AGL received final approval for a $ 2 billion wind farm in the Riverina region of NSW.
Located 60 km south of the straw in the south -west renewable energy zone of the state, the 1300MW Wind Farm will include 247 turbines with a maximum end height of 280m and central 500mW battery storage system.
The project, which is expected to give power of about 590,000 homes, will be connected to the Energyconnect transmission line, which is currently built between South Australia and NSW.
The total size of the farm is estimated 1069 hectares.
Environment Minister Murray Watt announced its approval on Sunday and said that the farm has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per year about three million tons of carbon dioxide.
“This project will not only offer a clean, cheap and reliable power to Riverina and its surroundings, but will also improve the infrastructure and increase the work and investment to the local society,” he said.
“During the construction, the project will support up to more than 900 jobs created to support ongoing operations.”
Since 2022, he added that the federal government has Greenlit 107 renewable energy projects.
The farm is a common attempt between the technology billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and the AGL supported by Someva Renewables.
The project won support and opposition.
Hay Shire Council and Edward River Council both support, but more than one public application, the impact of the farm on the surrounding landscape and the applicability of renewable energy as a reliable energy source.
“Along the Hay iconic plain, we like to begin to be the most perfect Australian outback,” he wrote against the project.
“Molamein, all this region is great. I often bring visitors to straw and a tree, Moulamein, because I think this area will be ruined not only for farming, but also for tourism.”
Another argued that the state “returned ına to coal -fired power.
“We should also look at the reliability of the entire renewable energy sector,” he wrote.
“He will not be able to do what he can do to us. Everything will not be able to supply electricity to Australia, so we must go back to coal -fired power, probably we must go back to nuclear looking.”
The ASX list operates the largest private electricity production portfolio of Australia with the sweeping of coal and gas fuel power plants.
The $ 6 billion company is moving to renewable energy with the 9.6GW pipeline of hydro, wind, sun and battery projects.
The company plans to get out of coal by 2050 and to obtain net zero emissions by 2050.
In 12 months until June 30, the AGL reported a net loss of $ 98 million.
Interest, tax, depreciation and depreciation underlying earnings, 9 percent of the previous year fell slightly above $ 2 billion.
