Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (Australia) Holding Pty Ltd (BJCE Australia) has successfully completed its acquisition of the 31 turbine Biala wind farm, south of Crookwell.
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The Biala wind farm was purchased from Newtricity Developments Biala Pty Ltd, who originally developed the project.
A submission for a Development Approval was made in 2015 and approval was granted in April 2017.
BJCE Australia intends to begin construction of the wind farm in mid 2018 with electricity being generated in the second quarter of 2019.
General Manager of BJCE Australia, Weiwei Shi said “This is an exciting time for BJCE in Australia.
“We look forward to constructing and operating the Biala Wind Farm, working closely with local stakeholders, providing clean electricity and job opportunities to the local community.”
The planned wind farm will have an installed capacity of approximately 100MW, producing enough electricity for approximately 40,000 homes on an average day of wind.
The Biala wind farm strengthens BJCE’s renewable energy portfolio in the area, which consists of a 75% interest in the 73 turbine Gullen Range wind farm and the 10MW Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funded Gullen solar farm, which is now in the final stages of commissioning.
BJCE entered the Australian renewable energy market in 2014 and intends to grow a 1GW portfolio by the end of 2020.
With an operating renewable energy portfolio of 3.3 GW in China BJCE is the leading supplier of wind power in China and brings this significant experience to the Australian market.
