The 270MW Hornsdale Wind Farm under construction about 220 kilometres north of Adelaide has won a contract to deliver an additional 100MW of power to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The wind farm is developed by the French company Neoen, in partnership with Megawatt Capital Investments. Hornsdale was also awarded a contract to deliver 100 megawatts to the ACT last February as part of the first reverse auction. Under the reverse auction, companies were invited to put forward bids to the Australian Capital Territory Government detailing how they could generate the greatest amount of renewable energy at the least price. South Australian Investment and Trade Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said Hornsdale could achieve Australia’s lowest known contract price for renewables at AUS$ 77 per megawatt hour. Construction of the wind farm is underway with commissioning expected to occur in 2017.
