Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water
Senator Glenn Sterle, Senator for Western Australia
The Albanese Government has approved a new wind farm near Dandaragan in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region which will generate enough energy to power nearly 70,000 homes each year.
The approval of the Waddi Wind Farm under national environment law comes with strict conditions to minimise its potential environmental impacts and follows a rigorous assessment process.
Located 150 kilometres north of Perth, the 108-megawatt wind farm has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 286,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, equivalent to taking 90,000 passenger cars off the road each year.
WA Senator Glenn Sterle said the project would benefit the region.
"During construction this project will support up to 150 full-time construction jobs and some ongoing jobs too, so the economic benefits - as well as the extra renewable capacity - will flow to the local community," Senator Sterle said.
"This will also be a great opportunity to employ WA's truckies to deliver the components that the site will need."
Minister for the Environment, Murray Watt, said the wind farm had been identified as a priority project on the National Renewable Energy Priority List.
"Since 2022, the Albanese Government has given the green light to more than 100 renewable energy projects - enough to power every home in Australia," Minister Watt said.
"We're producing record renewable electricity, and we are on track to transform Australia into a renewable energy superpower."
