The construction of the 414-megawatt (MW) Uungula wind farm by Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy has taken two important steps forward, with pre-installation of the site’s 69 turbines getting underway only days after the arrival of transformers for the project’s electrical infrastructure.
Squadron Energy announced on its LinkedIn account late last week that transformers had arrived at the project’s site in Wellington, New South Wales, and were currently being installed.
This was followed up on Monday with the announcement that pre-construction of the wind farm’s turbines had begun, erecting the towers and installing the base sections for each turbine.
“This phase of construction represents strong momentum for Uungula Wind Farm, with teams now actively and safely assembling lower sections of each turbine tower,” said Sanjay Goel, Uungula wind farm project director.
“Seeing the first sections of the tower going up brings us a step closer to delivering a project that will generate enough clean energy to power more than 200,000 homes and businesses.”
