Wind farm wait

Warrnambool Standard
Thursday 8/2/2007 Page: 7

A $660 million wind farm in Macarthur - the biggest in the southern hemisphere - is yet to receive the company's go-ahead. The Victorian Government gave planning approval in October to the wind farm, which will have up to 183 turbines with a total capacity of 329 megawatts.

But AGL Energy, the company behind the project, confirmed yesterday it was in talks with another energy giant, Origin Energy. A company spokesman said the planning approval was an important step in the development phase of the project.

"There are still a number of steps to be taken before AGL will be in a position to make a final investment decision," he said. "At the time of planning approval AGL Energy advised that it expected to announce a final decision on the Macarthur Wind Farm project within 12 months."