Murra Warra Wind Farm

Photograph of Murra Warra Wind Farm, December 2019


Murra Warra Wind Farm
Map
CountryAustralia
LocationHorsham, Victoria
Coordinates36°25′52″S 142°19′16″E / 36.431°S 142.321°E / -36.431; 142.321
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • March 2018
Construction costA$760 million
OwnerPartners Group
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub heightStage 1 139m & Stage 2 141m
Rotor diameterStage 1 144m & Stage 2 158m
Site area4,250 hectares (0 km2)
Power generation
Units operationalStage 1 61 & Stage 2 38
Make and modelStage 1 Senvion 3.7M144 & Stage 2 GE Cypress 5.5 - 158
Units planned99
Nameplate capacity434 MW
External links
Websitewww.murrawarrawindfarm.com

The Murra Warra Wind Farm is one of Australia's largest wind farms. Located on the plains of north-western Victoria, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city of Horsham, it consists of 99 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 220m.

The project is expected to produce more than 1800 GWh annually, enough electricity to power about 420,000 average Victorian homes each year, displacing up to 1.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year.[1] The project was developed by a joint venture between RES Group and Macquarie Capital and was sold in two stages to Partners Group in September 2018 and August 2020.[2]

  1. ^ Essential Economics (February 2017). "Murra Warra Wind Farm Economic Assessment" (PDF). RES Australia.
  2. ^ "Investment News".