Lal Lal Wind Farm

Lal Lal Wind Farm
Lal Lal Wind Farm
Country	Australia;
Coordinates	37°36′S 144°00′E / 37.6°S 144°E
Status	Operational
Construction began	April 2018;
Commission date	2019;
Owner	Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited;
Operator	Renewable Energy Systems;
Wind farm
Type	Onshore;
Rotor diameter	136 m (446 ft);
Power generation
Units operational	60 × 3.8 MW
Make and model	Vestas V136-3.45 MW (60)
Nameplate capacity	228 MW;
External links
Website	www.lallalwindfarms.com.au
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Lal Lal Wind Farm is an operating wind farm under southeast of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. The wind farm has two sections about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) apart. There are 38 turbines two kilometres east of Yendon and a further 22 turbines two kilometres north of Elaine.^[1]

The project was developed by WestWind Energy. The proposal was bought by Macquarie Capital in 2017, and financing was completed by onselling 40% to each of Northleaf Capital Partners and InfraRed Capital with Macquarie retaining the other 20%. Renewable Energy Systems is contracted to manage the build and first five years of operation. Construction is done by Zenviron and Vestas.^[2]

During the construction phase, one of the operating wind turbines was damaged on 15 September 2019 by a lightning strike during a storm. A direct hit resulted in one blade of a turbine being destroyed and falling to the ground. no other damage was reported.^[3]

During 2023 the project ownership changed to Igneo Infrastructure Partners (60%) and Northleaf Capital Partners (40%).^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Lal Lal Wind Farms" (PDF). Fact Sheet. Lal Lal Wind Farms. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ "Lal Lal Wind Farm". Lal Lal Wind Farms. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ Smith, Michelle (17 September 2019). "Lightning strike blamed for wind turbine blade damage at Lal Lal Wind Farm". The Courier. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ Igneo picks up 60pc of Victorian wind farms Lal Lal Australian Financial Review 8 September 2022
^ Igneo Infrastructure Partners agrees to acquire majority stake in Lal Lal Wind Farms Igneo Infrastructure Partners 8 September 2022

[1] "Lal Lal Wind Farms" (PDF). Fact Sheet. Lal Lal Wind Farms. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[2] "Lal Lal Wind Farm". Lal Lal Wind Farms. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[3] Smith, Michelle (17 September 2019). "Lightning strike blamed for wind turbine blade damage at Lal Lal Wind Farm". The Courier. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[4] Igneo picks up 60pc of Victorian wind farms Lal Lal Australian Financial Review 8 September 2022

[5] Igneo Infrastructure Partners agrees to acquire majority stake in Lal Lal Wind Farms Igneo Infrastructure Partners 8 September 2022

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