generation capacity of CWP Renewables' Sapphire Wind Farm situated 18km west of Glen Innes and 28km east of Inverell in the New England Tablelands of New South Wales.

proposed to be generated per year.

approximate number of households that can be powered by the farm each year. 48,000 of these will be in the ACT, contributing to 12% of the regions 100% RET.

estimated reduction in CO2 emissions each year, once the farm is operational.

hectares of land will be used for the wind farm.

Vestas V126 3.6MW wind turbines will be used.

major organisations involved: CWP Renewables is the project developer, Vestas will supply and commission the turbines, Zenviron will deliver the balance of the plant. TransGrid will build, operate and maintain an on-site substation connecting the Sapphire project to the national energy grid.

estimated project cost. Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has provided the majority of the equity funding, with project developer CWP Renewables retaining a minority equity stake.

Committed by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) towards the project as part of a senior secured debt facility which also involves the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Denmark's export credit agency EKF.

peak jobs during construction phase. The photograph is of Danielle who has nabbed a job with a cable-laying company. Soon, she'll have tickets to do work on site.

permanent jobs during operational phase.

per turbine per year over the life of the project will be contributed by the project to a community fund that will support local community interest groups and activities.

is expected to be injected into the local region during the construction phase.

Start of construction with completion estimated in 18 months to two years.

Emerging retailer Flow Power signs contract to buy 50 MW of the output from project.

Commonwealth Bank announces it will will source 65% of its national electricity needs - around 96,000 MWh annually - from the project. The bank, one of the key financiers of the project - signed a 12 year PPA with the project.

Construction complete and the farm is fully operational.