September Construction Update
With construction of the wind farm almost complete, site rehabilitation works are progressing well with much of the land now restored to pasture for cattle grazing. Testing and commissioning work continues in preparation for the wind farm reaching full generation...
$20,000 funding available for west coast community projects
Granville Harbour Wind Farm has announced applications are open for its annual Community Grants Program. Now in its second year, the grants program is set to continue for the operational life of the wind farm – at least 20 years – over which time the wind farm will...
August Construction Update
As the wind farm nears completion, preparations are now well underway for the transition to operations. This includes the demobilisation of construction equipment, ongoing site rehabilitation works and onboarding of permanent service and maintenance employees. The...
July Construction Update
Construction work on Granville Harbour Wind Farm is nearing completion with the final two turbines expected to be installed in the next month. At the beginning of July we reached a major milestone with the wind farm exporting over 100MW of clean energy to Tasmania’s...
West Coast Emergency Volunteers receive $20,000 in funding
Four community-led Emergency Services Units have secured a share of $20,000 through the Granville Harbour Wind Farm Volunteer Emergency Services Grant. Project Director for the Granville Harbour Wind Farm, Lyndon Frearson, said funds would help each of the four...
June Construction Update
Our onsite construction team has made great progress over the past month, with 29 out of 31 turbines now installed, and the wind farm currently sending over 80MW of clean, renewable electricity to Tasmania’s electricity grid. Testing and commissioning work continues...
May Construction Update
Overall, construction of the wind farm is progressing well with 21 of 31 wind turbines installed at the end of April. Trenching works to lay underground cable are now complete and the Operations and Maintenance building is on track to be completed in May. Testing and...
New grant recognises West Coast Emergency Services
At a time when Emergency Services are again on the front line of safeguarding the community, Granville Harbour Wind Farm has announced a new Grant Program – to recognise the vital assistance emergency services volunteers and personnel provide to the West Coast...
Final oversize items transported to Granville Harbour Wind Farm
Granville Harbour Wind Farm has taken delivery of its final massive wind turbine tower section, marking the end of the project’s 18-week transport program. In what was the largest transportation program ever seen on the West Coast, a total of 372 oversize items –...
COVID-19 Management Plan – Update
We have been closely monitoring the escalation of community isolation directives by the Tasmanian Government and in response we have implemented further changes to our onsite work practices. Most notable has been changes to the makeup of our onsite construction crew....