Victoria has some of the best wind resources in Australia, along the southern coast and in the higher altitude areas. Most of Victoria's wind farms are being built along the southern coast and around the Ballarat, Ararat, and Hamilton areas.
The total capacity for the state as of 2021 was around 2,888.3 MW. Several wind farms are under construction while several more have been proposed and approved. The total potential capacity of wind turbines in Victoria including those currently operational, those under construction, and approved proposals is around 8,000 MW. By comparison, Victoria's total peak electricity usage is around 8,000–10,000 MW.
Wind farms in Victoria This is a list of wind farms in Victoria, Australia with a generating capacity of more than 4 MW.
Project nameSponsoring companyCoordinatesTurbinesCapacity (MW)StatusCompletion dateNotes Ararat Wind FarmRES Australia75 240 OperatingMay 2017 Bald Hills Wind Farm Mitsui 52 106 OperatingJuly 2015BulganaNeoen 56194OperatingAugust 2019 Challicum Hills Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 35 52.5 OperatingAugust 2003 Chepstowe Wind Farm Future Wind 3 6.1 OperatingApril 2015Cherry Tree Wind FarmInfigen Energy1657.6OperatingJune 2020 Codrington Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 14 18.2 Operating2001Coonooer BridgeWindlab Limited619.8OperatingMarch 2016 Crowlands Pacific Hydro 39 80Operating November 2019Dundonnell Wind Farm (Mortlake)Tilt Renewables80336OperatingJanuary 2021FergusonBayWa re39Operating Kiata Wind Farm WindLab 9 31.5 Operating2018 Lal Lal Wind Farm WestWind Energy 64 220 OperatingApproved April 2009, amended March 2017 Leonards Hill Wind Farm Hepburn Wind 2 4.1 OperatingJuly 2011 Macarthur Wind Farm AGL Energy/Meridian Energy 140 420 OperatingJanuary 2013 Maroona Wind Farm Future Energy 27.2Operating Mortons Lane Wind Farm (Woodhouse) Tian Run Australia 13 19.5 OperatingMay 2012 Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm Acciona Energy 44 132 Operating Mount Mercer Wind Farm Meridian Energy 64 131 OperatingSeptember 2014Mt Mercer Wind Farm: Latest Info Murra Warra Wind Farm Stage 1 RES Australia/ Macquarie Group 61 225.7Operating Oaklands Hill Wind Farm AGL Energy 32 67.2 OperatingApril 2012 Portland Wind Farm Stage 1: Yambuk Pacific Hydro 20 30 OperatingMay 2007 Portland Wind Farm Stage 2: Cape Bridgewater Pacific Hydro 29 58 OperatingOctober 2009 Portland Wind Farm Stage 3: Cape Nelson South Pacific Hydro 22 44 OperatingJuly 2009 Portland Wind Farm Stage 4: Cape Sir William Grant and Cape Nelson North Pacific Hydro 23 47OperatingFebruary 2015 Salt Creek Wind Farm (Woorndoo) Tilt Renewables 15 50 OperatingTimboon WestEpic Energy27.2OperatingDecember 2018Planning approved Mar 2017 Toora Wind Farm Transfield Infrastructure Fund 12 21 Operating2002 Waubra Wind Farm Acciona Energy/ ANZ Infrastructure Services 128 192 Operating2009 Wonthaggi Wind Farm Wind Power Pty Ltd 6 12 Operating2005 Yaloak South Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 14 28.7OperatingJune 2018YawongEpic Energy27.2OperatingDecember 2018 Berrybank Wind Farm Global Power Generation Australia 42 180Operating July 2021 A 43rd turbine collapsed on 4 February, 2025 Moorabool Wind Farm WestWind Energy 107 321Operating Partial generationDiapurBayWa re39Operating Completion end of 2021 Mortlake South Wind Farm Acciona Energy35 157.5Operatingexpected completion mid of 2022 Murra Warra Wind Farm Stage 2 RES Australia/ Macquarie Group 55 203.5OperatingPlanning approved Nov 2016Stockyard Hill Wind FarmGoldwind Australia149530Operating2022 Berrimal Wind farm Acciona Energy 24 72 Planning approved Planning approved September 2014Department of State Development, Business and Innovation: Wind Projects in Victoria , retrieved 4 November 2014 Under review 2018Golden Plains Wind FarmWestWind Energy215756 (1), 577 (2)Under construction, operating2027 Hawkesdale Wind Farm Global Power Generation Australia 26 104Planning approvedApproved Aug 2008, amended December 2017Rifle ButtsNewEn1340Planning approved Ryan Corner Wind Farm Global Power Generation Australia 56 224 Planning approvedPlanning approved Aug 2008, amended December 2017 Woolsthorpe (Naroghid) Wind Farm Developments 20 46 Planning approvedApproved April 2008, amended May 2017JungBayWa re28.4Planning approved Darlington Unión Fenosa Wind Australia 75 375 Seeking approval Dean Wind Power Pty Ltd 20 Proposed Pyrenees Wind Power Pty Ltd 200 Proposed The Sisters Wind Farm Wind Farm Developments 30 Proposed Korumburra Wind Power Pty Ltd 12 Feasibility Portland Wind Power Pty Ltd 17.5 Feasibility Sidonia Hills Hydro Tasmania 120 Feasibility Tarrone Unión Fenosa Wind Australia 19 60 FeasibilityAlbertonSynergy Wind34115Seeking approvalInverleighWind Farm Developments1676.8Seeking approvalMount FyansWoolnorth Wind Farms85400Seeking approval Baynton Stanwell Corporation and WindLab Systems 50 CancelledCarrajungSynergy Wind30CancelledDiscovery Bay30Cancelled Dollar AGL Energy 80 Cancelled Newfield Acciona Energy 22.5 CancelledPenshurstRES Australia223758Cancelled
Summary of Victoria-wide total production in MW StatusCapacity (MW)Operating 2888.3Under construction 1559.9Planning approved 834.6Seeking approval 2020 Total in Victoria 7834.8
See also
Energy in Victoria List of power stations in Victoria Wind power in Australia Renewable energy commercialization
References
External links
Wind farms in Victoria: Wind in the Bush Photographs of Victorian Wind Farms: Wind in the Bush Yes2Renewables: wind energy in Victoria (including Google map of proposed and existing projects) Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning - Wind Projects Under construction wind farms in Victoria, Australia Operational wind farms in Victoria, Australia