Warradarge wind farm enters second stage

Construction has commenced on the $400m expansion of Warradarge wind farm near Eneabba, continuing WA’s clean energy transition.

The expansions will create more than 120 jobs and includes the construction of 30 additional wind turbines, taking the farm’s capacity to 283MW — a 103MW increase.

Warradarge has been operating 51 turbines, with a tip height of 152m and blades 67m long, and producing reliable, renewable energy since 2020.

The expanded wind farm will generate significant energy for the South West Interconnected System (SWIS), powering 164,000 households each year — making it the largest wind farm in WA.

WA Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson says the expansion represents a significant increase and contribution to renewable power generation across the state.

“This project along with other grid-scale wind and solar farms and big batteries will enable us to exit coal by 2030 — faster than any other state,” she said.

Warradarge is owned by Bright Energy Investments (BEI), a joint venture between Synergy and Potentia Energy.  It is among more than 9,800MW of renewable energy, storage and gas projects that will provide the power required by Fy30 to support WA’s closure of coal-fired power stations.

BEI general manager Tom Frood comments on the progress.

“Warradarge wind farm is recognised as one of the best in the country and stage two will consolidate this success,” he said.

Expansion projects at the operation are expected to be completed in 2027.