Tasmania’s biggest wind farm was officially opened 15 January 2014. The 168 megawatt Musselroe Wind Farm in Tasmania’s north east is now generating enough energy to supply the needs of up to 50 000 homes.
Construction of the AUS$ 394 million wind farm began in December 2011. Musselroe Wind Farm is operated under a joint venture between Shenhua Clean Energy (SCE) and Hydro Tasmania, an entity known as Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings. The joint venture also operates two wind farms in north-west Tasmania at Studland Bay and Bluff Point. SCE owns a 75 per cent share in the wind farms, and Hydro Tasmania retains 25 per cent.
