The Vestas-equipped Musselroe wind farm in Tasmania has been officially opened. The 168 MW wind farm at Cape Portland features 56 V90 3MW wind turbines and the Danish manufacturer has inked a 10-year service agreement.
Musselroe is operated by Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings, a joint venture between Shenhua Clean Energy Holdings and Hydro Tasmania.
Vestas Asia Pacific and China acting president Danny Nielsen praised the policy climate in Australia that helped make the $400m scheme possible.
He said: “Investments of this scale don’t just happen by accident. Australia has attracted more than $18bn of investment due to bipartisan political support for the Renewable Energy Target.
“Bipartisan political support at both state and federal level helps create the long-term business certainty that makes major investments like the Musselroe project a reality.”
Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings also operates the 65MW Bluff Point wind farm, which features 37 Vestas V66 1.75MW wind turbines, and the 75MW Studland Bay featuring 25 V90 3MW wind turbines.