A fourth Naturgy wind farm in Australia will power Amazon

Naturgy, through its subsidiary Global Power Generation (GPG), has put a new wind farm into operation in Australia and consolidates its international growth in the renewable energy business. The Hawkesdale wind farm, located in the state of Victoria, has a power of 97 MW and will produce renewable energy equivalent to the consumption of 67,000 homes.

Likewise, the company has reached an agreement with Amazon for the supply of the energy produced by this park, since Amazon is committed to achieving zero net carbon emissions by 2040, and is the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world with more of 500 wind and solar projects, of which 79 are in Spain.

This wind project covers an area of ​​approximately 2,300 hectares in which the current land use is mainly agricultural, including grazing of sheep and cattle. The facility will be connected to the network through the current Tarrone terminal station and will prevent the emission of 333,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere annually.

Hawkesdale is the fourth wind farm that Naturgy connects to the grid in Australia, raising its renewable capacity in operation in the country to 492 MW, which represents emission-free energy production similar to the consumption of 320,600 homes. In addition to the wind farms, Naturgy put the ACT Battery project into operation in 2023, its first storage facility worldwide.

Projects throughout the country

The group has a broad portfolio of projects under development and construction in the country that will increase this figure significantly in the future. Recently, GPG began construction of Glenellen and Bundaberg, two new photovoltaic projects that have a capacity of 260 MW and 100 MW, respectively. In addition, the company is finalizing the commissioning of the Cunderdin solar-battery hybrid plant, and the Crookwell 3 and Ryan Corner wind farms, which will be its largest wind installation in the country with a power of 218 MW. Shahmir Mohajerani, Head of Development for Asia Pacific at GPG, has indicated that “Australia is a priority country for Naturgy within its strategic objectives of transformation and international growth in renewable energies.”

Naturgy’s presence in Australia dates back to 2007 and has always aimed to build a strong renewable portfolio that provides clean energy sources and contributes to the development of rural and regional communities. The company carries out its activity in the country through its subsidiary GPG, established in 2014 and in which the group holds a majority stake of 75%, together with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), which has the remaining 25%. GPG manages a total installed capacity of more than 4,000 MW and employs around 500 people worldwide.