Wind farms to generate power and jobs for the Southern Downs
Published Wednesday, 21 April, 2021 at 12:06 PM
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
The Honourable Dr Steven Miles
Two windfarms and up to 400 jobs in the Southern Downs are a step closer to reality with the State Assessment and Referral Agency giving the green light.
Deputy Premier and Planning Minister Steven Miles said Acciona received approval to build the $1.96 billion MacIntyre Wind Farm Precinct (the Precinct) at Cement Mills, approximately 40 kilometres south-west of Warwick.
“Soon there will be 180 wind turbines in the Darling Downs South West region propelling up to 1026 megawatts of energy into Queensland’s electricity network,” Mr Miles said.
21 April 2021
Acciona’s plans to develop a massive wind energy precinct with a capacity of more than more than 1000MW in south-west Queensland have been given the green light by the state government’s State Assessment and Referral Agency.
Queensland deputy Premier confirmed on Wednesday that Acciona had received approval to build the $1.96 billion project at Cement Mills, around 40km south-west of Warwick, which would install 180 turbines across two wind farms totalling 1,026MW.
Acciona said the approval cleared the way for the so-called MacIntyre Wind Farm Precinct – the global wind energy developer’s largest project yet – to move to the next stage of development, with construction expected to start in in the second half of this year.
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