Bango Wind Farm Explained

Bango Wind Farm is a wind farm in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was developed by CWP Renewables between the towns of Yass and Boorowa.^[1] Construction began in August 2019^[2] and became fully operational in 2023.^[3]

The wind farm consists of 46 wind turbines. They are GE turbines which generate up to 5.3 MW each, for a total rated capacity of 244 MW.^[4] The wind farm has an offtake agreement with Snowy Hydro for 100MW of its generation.^[2] It has another agreement to supply electricity to Woolworths to supply over 100 supermarkets.^[5]

The tower for each wind turbine is 120.9m (396.7feet) high. It is delivered and constructed in five sections. It has both a ladder and a lift from the entrance door to the nacelle.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: February 2008. Bango Wind Farm Assessment Report. live. NSW Government - Planning & Environment. 8 August 2021. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418084837/https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/resources/pac/media/files/pac/projects/2018/02/bango-wind-farm/department-of-planning-and-environments-assessment-report/bango-wind-farm--assessment-report.pdf.
2. News: Huge Bango wind farm gets underway, to provide cheap power to Snowy Hydro . . Michael . Mazengarb . 12 August 2019 . 8 August 2021 . 8 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808111859/https://reneweconomy.com.au/huge-bango-wind-farm-gets-underway-to-provide-cheap-power-to-snowy-hydro-96469/ . live .
3. Web site: Ltd . Spicy Web Pty . 2023-07-07 . Bango Wind Farm, NSW . 2023-07-29 . Squadron Energy . en-AU.
4. Web site: Bango Wind Farm, NSW . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418084845/https://bangowindfarm.com.au/ . 18 April 2021 . 8 August 2021 . bangowindfarm.com.au . CWP Renewables.
5. Web site: BWF June 2021 Community Newsletter . 8 August 2021 . . 8 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808111850/https://cwprenewables.com/assets/main/Bango/PDF/BWF-June-2021-Community-Newsletter.pdf . live .