Roaring 40s

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Roaring 40s
Company type Joint venture
Industry Energy
FoundedSeptember 2005
DefunctJune 2011
Headquarters
Hobart
,
Australia
Area served
Oceania
Products Electricity
Parent Hydro Tasmania (50%)
CLP Group (50%)
Website www.roaring40s.com

Roaring 40s was an electricity generator formed in 2005 as a 50:50 joint venture between Hydro Tasmania and CLP Group. [1] [2] [3]

Roaring 40s had 13 sites in operation or in planning in Australia, China, Hong Kong and India. [4] Cathedral Rocks, Goyder, Musselroe, Waterloo and Woolnorth were windfarmss that it owned. [5]

In June 2009, the company's wind farms in China and India were taken over by CLP Group. [6] The joint venture was dissolved in June 2011 with the assets being divided between the two partners. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Overview Roaring 40s
  2. ↑ Tasmanian company Roaring 40s points the way to Australia’s clean energy future Government of Australia 6 June 2006
  3. ↑ Matthew Dillon (2008), "Windfall, Mark Kelleher, managing director of Tasmanian wind energy company Roaring 40", Intheblack, 78 (3): 21–22, ISSN   1832-0899
  4. ↑ Australian wind power company looks to China PM 2 June 2006
  5. ↑ Our Portfolio Roaring 40s
  6. ↑ CLP Expands Renewables Portfolio Through R40s Acquisition CLP Group 7 April 2009
  7. ↑ Hydro Tasmania and China Light and Power - proposed splitting of Roaring 40s wind farm assets Australian Competition & Consumer Commission 29 June 2011
  8. ↑ Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2011 Hydro Tasmania


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