The MacIntyre Wind Farm will be located within 40,000 hectares of leased land approximately 200 kms south-west of Brisbane and approximately 50 kms south-west of Warwick in Queensland. ACCIONA plans to submit a development application seeking a development permit for a Material Change of Use (MCU) to allow construction and operation of the wind farm to the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) in early 2020. The project is expected to produce 540 MW of clean energy with up to 120 turbines and commence construction at the end of 2020 with a construction duration of 18-24 months.

This project will provide significant economic activity across the Goondiwindi, Southern Downs and Toowoomba Regional Council areas, generate a construction workforce of up to 350 jobs with up to 12 fulltime positions on site once operational. ACCIONA will provide a Community Enhancement Program to strategically deliver added value to the local regional over the life cycle of the project, whilst providing clean energy equivalent to the consumption of around 200,000 homes.

The project will deliver significant economic benefits to the region, including the creation of jobs, rates to the local government, rent to participating landowners.

• Wind turbines – up to 120 machines, with steel towers.
• Substations – up to two substations, with compound areas of around 140 x 180m and  each holding one power transformer.
• Access tracks – Approximately 120km of access tracks may be required for the project.
• Electrical cabling – underground electrical cabling up to 175km at 33kV.
• Overhead transmission line – 55km of new 330kV transmission line
• Temporary construction compounds – car parking, storage facilities, site office, amenities, etc.
• Permanent site facilities – including a maintenance and control facility, met masts, etc.
• Public roads – up to 9km of public road upgrades