{"id":353184,"date":"2024-09-30T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=353184"},"modified":"2024-09-30T19:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:15:12","slug":"stanwell-signs-up-for-tarong-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/09\/30\/stanwell-signs-up-for-tarong-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanwell Signs Up For Tarong West"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stanwell CEO Michael O’Rourke and RES Australia CEO Matt Rebbeck sign the agreement recently (Photo: Stanwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 30, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

An arrangement originally announced in September 2022 between the State Government and the developers of the proposed Tarong West Wind Farm near Ironpot has been formalised.<\/p>\n

Stanwell CEO Michael O\u2019Rourke and RES CEO Matt Rebbeck signed an agreement recently over the eventual ownership of the 97-turbine project.<\/p>\n

The acquisition by the State Government-owned Stanwell follows the recent Development Approval for the project.<\/p>\n

The State Government is backing the Tarong West Wind Farm (formerly known as Iron Leaf) with $776.1 million in funding committed so far.<\/p>\n

A final investment decision is expected early next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 436.5MW project is expected to create about 200 jobs during construction and 15 ongoing operational jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cTarong West Wind Farm will be Australia\u2019s largest publicly owned wind farm, which is a game changer for Queensland\u2019s renewable energy future,” Energy Minister Mick de Brenni said.<\/p>\n

Stanwell CEO Michael O\u2019Rourke said that adding Tarong West into the corporation’s renewable energy portfolio was an exciting chapter.<\/p>\n

\u201cRES is committed to continuing to work with key project stakeholders including the local community, landowners and traditional owners prior to the commencement of construction,” RES CEO Matt Rebbeck said.<\/p>\n

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