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Acciona Energy, Spain, has started work
on the 132MW Mount Gellibrand wind
farm, in the Australian state of Victoria, with
an estimated investment of $258 million
Australian dollars (approximately $195
million in USD).
The electricity generated at Mount
Gellibrand will be traded on the wholesale
electricity market.
Last year, the Victorian government
committed to purchasing the renewable
energy certificates generated from 66MW
of the wind farm following a public tender
process.
The contract allows the government to buy
certificates for up to ten years.
“We are very pleased to have achieved
viability for 132MW of wind power capacity in
Victoria, whichwill mean higher investment,
more jobs and a greater contribution of
clean energy to the community, within
our clear growth strategy in the country,”
said Acciona Energy Oceania managing
director Andrew Thomson, speaking during
the site’s ground breaking ceremony, also
attended by Victorian renewable energy
advocate Simon Corbell, Colac Otway
shire mayor Chris Potter, and local business
and community representatives.
Aussie wind investment
The site of the Mount Gellibrand wind farm
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