OSMI faces court case against 200-MW wind farm approval in Victoria - report

The developer of the up to 200-MW Delburn wind farm project in Victoria, Australia, will be brought to court in the wake of a legal challenge addressing the power plant’s construction, ABC News reports.

The case will be taken to Victoria’s Supreme Court by a community alliance that insists the project’s permit is revoked. According to the report, the group’s demands are related to the wind farm’s proximity to urban areas.

A direction hearing on the case is due to be held later this month.

The Delburn scheme, put forward by OSMI Australia, was cleared by Victoria’s Planning Minister Richard Wynne in March, following an earlier positive recommendation by a planning panel.

The Delburn park will use 33 wind turbines with a combined power generation capacity of between 180 MW and 200 MW. While it will span across three council areas, 28 of the machines will be erected in pine plantations in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The plant will be installed at a cost ranging between AUD 320 million (USD 229.6m/EUR 214.3m) and AUD 360 million.

OSMI previously said it will aim to launch construction this year, targeting early operations in 2023.

(AUD 1.0 = USD 0.717/EUR 0.670)

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