Lal Lal Wind Farm
The project was developed by WestWind Energy. The proposal was bought by Macquarie Capital in 2017, and financing was completed by onselling 40% to each of Northleaf Capital Partners and InfraRed Capital with Macquarie retaining the other 20%. Renewable Energy Systems is contracted to manage the build and first five years of operation. Construction is done by Zenviron and Vestas.
During the construction phase, one of the operating wind turbines was damaged on 15 September 2019 by a lightning strike during a storm. A direct hit resulted in one blade of a turbine being destroyed and falling to the ground. no other damage was reported.
During 2023 the project ownership changed to Igneo Infrastructure Partners (60%) and Northleaf Capital Partners (40%).
References
- ^ "Lal Lal Wind Farms" (PDF). Fact Sheet. Lal Lal Wind Farms. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Lal Lal Wind Farm". Lal Lal Wind Farms. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Smith, Michelle (17 September 2019). "Lightning strike blamed for wind turbine blade damage at Lal Lal Wind Farm". The Courier. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Igneo picks up 60pc of Victorian wind farms Lal Lal Australian Financial Review 8 September 2022
- ^ Igneo Infrastructure Partners agrees to acquire majority stake in Lal Lal Wind Farms Igneo Infrastructure Partners 8 September 2022
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