Thank you to everyone who attended our August community drop-in sessions. Read more in our news section below.
RWE Renewables Australia is working on developing a renewable energy project near Theodore, in the Banana Shire in central Queensland.
The proposed project would incorporate a wind farm with about 160 turbines and a battery storage facility. It may also incorporate a solar farm within the project boundary.
The proposal would generate enough electricity to power about 410,000 Queensland homes – the equivalent of powering all private dwellings in the Banana Shire close to 57 times, or the city of Rockhampton more than 15 times.
Located about 30 kilometres east of Theodore and 40 kilometres south-west of Biloela, the project investigation area consists of 46,000 hectares. The project’s footprint is expected to occupy less than 3 per cent of this area.
RWE is committed to prioritising the use of regional Queensland businesses and employees wherever possible throughout the development of the wind farm. Construction of the project is expected to take up to four years and require a workforce up to 500 people at peak periods.
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In addition to this construction workforce the multiplier impact of a project of this size will result in substantial economic benefits for the local area. As the project progresses throughout the planning and development phase we will create a register on this site to enable expressions of interest for provision of goods and/or services.
We have established a Sponsorship Fund for the development and planning phase of the project and will be implementing a Community Benefit Program if the project proceeds to construction. This will incorporate a Community Benefit Fund of at least $500,000 per year - $17.5 million for the operational life of the wind farm – and will be administered by a community committee.
Project status: Development – undertaking studies, preparing potential layouts, seeking community opinion
Operation: Targeting 2027 for initial operations
turbines, up to 260m high
north-east of Theodore and 40 kilometres south-west of Biloela
of site investigation area
installed capacity
Queensland homes powered
for initial operations
RWE Renewables Australia has implemented a sponsorship fund for the proposed Theodore Wind Farm, which is currently open for applications and will remain active throughout the planning and approvals process. If you have a community event or organisation that needs support, please contact us here.
Strategic partnership with Queensland energy provider
RWE have signed an MoU that will see Stanwell will investigate and assess energy offtakes and potential equity investment in the proposed Theodore Wind Farm.
It was great to speak to community members at Theodore and Banana about the proposed project, including the proposed turbine layout, agriculture and wind farms, aviation, biodiversity in the proposed project area and more. Some of the information available at the drop-in sessions can be found in our information booklet and we will be holding further drop-in sessions as the project progresses. If you missed out on attending the sessions please contact us for further information.
RWE Renewables Australia would like to invite you to drop in to the Theodore and Banana community halls to speak with project team members and technical specialists about the proposed project and view information on a variety of topics, including biodiversity, landscape and visual, traffic and transportation, wind farms and agriculture and more.
Please call in to see us at:
Theodore
Banana
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