Warradarge Wind Farm Stage 2 Project

At the end of 2024 an exciting milestone was achieved in WA’s renewable energy journey, with the Warradarge Wind Farm Stage 2 project receiving approval to proceed from the Bright Energy Investment’s Board of Directors.

Warradarge Wind Farm is an existing Bright Energy Investment facility located approximately 260km north of Perth in the Shires of Coorow and Carnamah in the Mid West Region of Western Australia. Bright Energy Investments is a joint venture between major Australian renewables developer and operator Potentia Energy and Western Australian Government-owned Synergy.

The expansion will contribute an additional 30 wind turbine generators (WTGs) to the wind farm which will increase the capacity to 283MW, making it the biggest wind farm in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).

Construction on site for Stage 2 has begun with the new turbines expected to be operational in early 2027.

International wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, under an EPC contract, is managing the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the 30 additional WTGs. The same Vestas V136 - 3.6MW machines as used in the existing facility (currently 51 WTGs are installed) will be installed in the expansion. The new WTG’s will use the same 84m hub height, the same rotor diameter of 136m and same maximum blade tip height of 152m.

Vestas, also currently provides operations and maintenance (O&M) services at Warradarge and will continue to provide O&M services throughout the construction and ongoing operations of the wind farm.

Transport route:

Materials and turbine components will be transported from the Port of Henderson, south of Perth, via the Brand Highway to the site. Details of traffic impacts will be communicated to the community in advance.

Workforce:

The majority of workers will commute daily from Eneabba and Jurien Bay to the wind farm site. More than 120 workers are expected at the peak of construction during turbine erection, between late 2025 and mid 2026.

SynergyRED, a wholly own subsidiary of Synergy, have supported Bright Energy Investments in the development of the Warradarge Wind Farm Stage 2 project and will continue to provide asset management services for the completed wind farm. SynergyRED focuses on the development of utility scale renewable energy projects and providing renewable asset management services.

Employment opportunities:

If you are interested in working on the Warradarge Wind Farm Stage 2 expansion, reach out to the construction contractor, Vestas by emailing Vikas Bhat as at  visba@vetas.com.

The growing Bright Energy Investments portfolio, which includes the Albany Grasmere Wind Farm and the Greenough River Solar Farm is continuing to support the renewable energy transition towards a more sustainable energy future.