South Eastern Times
Monday 18/12/2006 Page: 3
THE first of the 53 turbines which comprise the second stage of the multi-million dollar Lake Bonney wind farm have been erected. Construction personnel engaged by Babcock and Brown Wind Partners have placed the latest turbine in close proximity to the existing structures on Poonada Road and Thiele Road, west of Tantanoola.
The newest turbine is distinctive as it is larger than its predecessors and is currently non-operational. Other turbines are currently in the process of being erected nearby as their towers, nacelles and blades are on site, along with cranes and associated construction apparatus. There is no public access to the construction sites.
An official ceremony to mark the commencement of Lake Bonney stage two was held on site last month and attended by Energy Minister Patrick Conlon and officials from Wattle Range Council and Babcock and Brown Wind Partners.
Preliminary siteworks got underway in June for the 53 turbine towers, being erected along the Woakwine Range to the south of Lake Bonney stage one. Stage two involves a local workforce of between 30 and 50.
When completed in 2008, the first two stages of the windfarm will have 99 wind turbines, generate almost 240 megawatts and will be the largest operational windfarm in the Southern Hemisphere. The nearby Canunda windfarm, with 23 wind turbines, is operated by a separate company, International Power.
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