Adelaide Advertiser
Tuesday 8/6/2010 Page: 43
Electricity provider AGL Energy will begin site works for its $120 million Hallett 5 wind farm in the state's mid-north in August, the company says. AGL Energy Hydro Partnerships, a subsidiary of AGL Energy, has applied for an electricity generation licence for the Bluff wind farm, which is known as stage 5 at Hallett. The application is for 25 wind turbines on the Porcupine Range, about 10km north-east of Hallett. The wind farm, which will be the smallest of the five-stage Hallett project, will be able to generate 52MWs and will create 120 jobs for the region during the construction phase.
AGL Energy committed to the construction of Hallett 5 in February to meet its obligations under long-term contracts with the South Australian and Victorian desalination plants as well as the recently announced Melbourne Water contract. This year AGL Energy project manager Tim Knill said changes to the Federal Government's Renewable Energy Target Scheme had cast doubts on the project's viability. However, the price of renewable energy certificates under the scheme is expected to rebound following the likely removal of credits generated by domestic solar hot water.
As part of the wind farm development process, AGL Energy has obtained its transmission connection agreement with Australian Energy Market Operator. "We have now applied to ESCOSA for a wind generation licence to ensure the project meets ESCOSA's technical specifications and regulations," an AGL Energy spokesman said yesterday. AGL Energy say the total capital cost of Hallett 5 is about $120 million. Completion is expected in December 2011.
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