Canunda Wind Farm
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The $92.5 million Canunda Wind Farm at Lake Bonney, near Millicent in South Australia’s south east, is International Power’s first wind farm globally. Canunda represents a diversification of the Company’s energy business in Australia and a move towards increased power generation from renewable resources. Canunda Wind Farm has 23 turbines capable of generating approximately 46 megawatts (MW) of electricity- enough to provide the power needs of around 30,000 homes. Each turbine blade spans 39 metres, one of the largest installed in Australia. The wind turbines at Canunda use wind speeds from 4m/sec and produce maximum energy at 14m/sec and can operate up to 25m/sec (90km/hour). The wind yield in South Australia will enable Canunda to produce electricity up to 34 per cent of the time- a very high yield by global standards. The wind farm occupies a site approximately eight kilometres long by three kilometres at its widest point. It is linked by a 14 kilometre, 33,000 volt transmission line to electricity transmission facilities at the Snuggery substation adjacent to the Company’s Snuggery Power Station. International Power Australia has signed a power purchase agreement with leading energy retailer AGL for all the output generated by the Canunda Wind Farm. |
Canunda Wind Farm |
