Goyder South Wind Farm

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Goyder South Wind Farm
Goyder South Wind Farm
Country
  • Australia
Coordinates 33°45′S138°55′E / 33.75°S 138.92°E / -33.75; 138.92
Owner
Wind farm
Type
Rotor diameter
  • 158 m (518 ft)
Power generation
Units under const.75 × 5.5 MW
Nameplate capacity
  • 412 MW
External links
Website goyderenergy.com.au

Goyder South Wind Farm is the first part of Neoen's Goyder Renewables Zone [1] development near Burra, South Australia. The Goyder South Wind Farm will be on the hills south-east of the town of Burra.

Early construction works for Stage 1 began in December 2021. The project is owned by Neoen and the construction contract was awarded to a consortium of GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor. [2]

Generation capacity of Stage 1 is anticipated to be 412MW. The Government of the Australian Capital Territory has signed a 14-year contract for 100MW of electricity from the first phase of Stage 1, and BHP signed a 70 MW baseload renewables contract for phase 2 to power its Olympic Dam mine. [3] Neoen’s  238.5 MW / 477 MWh Blyth Battery in South Australia will balance power for the mine. Goyder South Stage 1 consists of 75 GE 5.5-158 Cypress wind turbines. It will have a new transmission line to connect to the Robertstown substation. First power came online in April 2024, [4] and the facility is expected to be fully operational in 2025 . [5]

Neoen gave 1,000 hectares at World’s End Gorge to the South Australian government in 2023, paving the way for a new national park along with the Hopkins Creek Conservation Park in Ngadjuri country. [6]

The 238.5 MW / 477 MWh Blyth grid battery operates in 2025 to balance power for the mine. [7] [8]

The Goyder South Wind Farm replaced the 119 MW Stony Gap Wind Farm which had initially been proposed for the same area, originally by EnergyAustralia [9] who sold it to Palisade Investment Partners in 2017 [10] before Neoen bought the proposal in September 2019 and included it in the larger plan for Goyder Renewables Zone. [11] Goyder wind farm(s) was sold to Brookfield in 2024. [5]

The 600 MW Goyder North wind farm with a 225 MW / 900 MWh battery is planned for the north side of the Goyder Highway. [5]

References

  1. "Goyder Renewables Zone - Renewable Energy for South Australia". Goyder Renewables Zone.
  2. "Neoen gives go ahead on 412 MW wind farm, first stage of its Goyder Renewables Zone in South Australia". Neoen. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "BHP signs landmark renewable energy deal for huge Olympic Dam mine". RenewEconomy. 13 October 2021.
  4. "Generation starts at what will be South Australia's biggest wind farm". RenewEconomy. 4 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Huge wind farm cleared to add another seven turbines in state nearing 100 pct net renewables". RenewEconomy. 10 June 2025.
  6. ""A true first:" Neoen in landmark deal to create national park next to Goyder renewable zone". RenewEconomy. 14 November 2023.
  7. "South Australia's biggest battery achieves key registration and licence approvals". RenewEconomy. 20 August 2024.
  8. "Blyth Battery Goes Live. NHOA Energy and Elecnor Commission the 477MWh Asset for Neoen in South Australia". CleanTechnica . 10 April 2025.
  9. "South Australia court dismisses anti-wind farm claims". Renew Economy. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. "Meeting Record - Community Liaison Group" (PDF). Waterloo Wind Farm. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. "Neoen submits plan for 2.7-GW hybrid renewables project in South Australia". S&P Global Market Intelligence . 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.