planned installed capacity of the first phase of Murra Warra Wind Farm in north western Victoria. The site is approximately 25km due north of Horsham on land between the Henty Highway and the Blue Ribbon Road to the east of the crossroads at Murra Warra. The project has a planned generation capacity of 429 MW.

proposed to be generated per year.

approximate number of households that can be powered by the farm each year in phase 1.

estimated reduction in GHG emissions once the farm is operational.

of broadacre cropping and sheep grazing farmland , spread over 11 land holdings is available for construction. However, toe actual footprint of the project is expected to be just 2% of this land.

Senvion 3.7M144 wind turbines will be used in the first phase of the project. 116 will be used in all.

estimated project cost.

+ total jobs created during construction phase.

FTE during operational phase.

RES Australia, developers of the project, given go ahead by the Andrews Labor Government.

Construction of the first stage of the Murra Warra project expected to begin early 2018. It is expected to be fully operational by mid-2019.

per turbine will be delivered a community fund, every year for the life of the project. The fund will support community projects in the local area.

Overall investment that is estimated to flow into the local economy per an independent study by Essential Economics. This will come from construction and operational employment and spending, increased rates income to local councils, landowner lease payments, and the annual community fund.

RES announced global wind energy giant Senvion will supply wind turbines for the farm. Senvion will design a 3.7MW onshore machine with a 144-metre rotor to be first used in Australia for the first time.

A consortium of large energy users led by Telstra including ANZ, Coca-Cola Amatil and the University of Melbourne, announced that they had entered into long-term agreements to buy power from the 226 MW first stage of the farm.

AusNet announces that agreement has been secured with RES Australia and Macquarie Capital to develop a new transmission connection for Stage 1. A new terminal station will be built, enabling power generated from the project to be exported into the National Energy Market via the Western Victoria 220kV network. This will be built owned and operated by AusNet services.

major organisations involved: 1) Project Developer: RES, 2) EPC and O&M: Senvion and Downer 3) Distribution: Multiple

RES announces Stage One has reached financial close. RES and Macquarie Capital will be providing equity finance for Stage One. Debt financing of approximately $A320 million has been secured for Stage One through a consortium comprising of ANZ, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Westpac Banking Corporation.

Senvion and Downer receive 'Notice to Proceed' on construction of the farm.

Monash University joins Tesla led consortium of corporate buyers who will buy power from the farm. For Monash, the deal will help to achieve the university’s targets of 100 per cent renewables, and of net zero emissions by 2030.

A drone shot captures the progression of the civil construction of the substation where electricity generated will be fed into the grid.

The first test blade for the farm on its way to the blade test centre in China.

Embeds to connect the wind towers to their concrete foundations being manufactured by Keppel Prince Engineering in Portland, SW Victoria.

Turbine parts start their journey to the site from Keppel Prince Engineering manufacturing site in Portland, SW Victoria.

Global private markets investment manager Partners Group on behalf of its clients to invest over $200 million in equity to acquire and construct the first stage of the project.

Concrete pours completed for 61 turbines!

First turbine blade arrives at site.

First turbine tower going up. Each blade on on the turbine weighs approx 20 tonnes. The hub weighs approx 49 tonnes, the nacelle approx 131 tonnes and the weight of each tower is a whopping 433 tonnes.

Construction of the first turbine completed. Total height to tip of 211 metres making it the tallest wind turbine in Australia!

Turbine components rest at an interim storage yard after their arduous sea journey to Australia, prior to making their way to the project site. The facility has been built by local civil contractors Mibusbros at an estimated cost of $1.5 million. 2 turbines have now been fully built with construction of more underway.

Transform makes its way to the project site. Manufactured by Wilson Transformer Co in Melbourne, it weighs 320 tonnes is 68.5 metres long, 4.5m wide and 5.5m high. Transported by 3 prime movers, two trucks pulling it and one at the rear pushing.

Foundation for all 61 turbines now completed.

Energisation now complete, setting the stage for turbine testing and commissioning to occur prior to exporting electricity to the grid.

Project starts feeding into the gird!

31 of 61 turbines now constructed.

Last blade arrives at site.

Construction of all 61 turbines now completed. Project team marks the event with an appropriate cake!

Project faces delays in commissioning.