First Australian Wind Farm with InteliLight®

A consortium comprising InfraRed Capital Partners, Macquarie Capital and Northleaf Capital has awarded Vestas the order to equip the 228 MW Lal Lal Wind Farm, located in Victoria, Australia, with wind turbines. It is the first project Vestas has worked on with the project partners in Australia and includes a 30-year service agreement.

For the project, Vestas will supply, commission and service 60 V136-3.6 MW turbines, delivered in 3.8 MW power optimised mode and a hub height of 93 meters, as well as source towers locally to generate renewable jobs in Victoria.

“Macquarie Capital has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector globally and assisting them and their partners in this Australian project demonstrates Vestas’ ability to develop solutions that meet our customers’ different needs”, said Vestas Asia Pacific President Clive Turton, “in such a competitive and dynamic market, we must continue to provide our expertise across the entire value chain to achieve the lowest cost of energy”.

The project will create approximately 160 local jobs in Victoria during construction and operations, supporting the state government’s ambitious renewable targets. The wind farm will also feature Australia’s first radar-activated aviation lights, InteliLight®, to avoid unnecessary continuous lighting annoying local residents.