Danish Vestas will supply the turbines for the second phase of the Golden Plains Wind farm in Australia, where developer Tagenergy has secured the necessary financing for the expansion.

Vestas confirmed this on Tuesday evening, after Tagenergy, as reported by Marketwire, had previously made a similar announcement.

”Strengthening the existing relationship with Tagenergy, Vestas has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) for the second phase of the Golden Plains Wind Farm in Australia. The second phase will include 93 of Vestas’ V162-6.2 MW wind turbines from the Enventus platform,” a statement from the Danish company reads.

Vestas will also enter into a 30-year service agreement, the AOM5000, upon completion of both the first and second phases.

When the 577 megawatt (MW) second phase of Golden Plains is completed, the total project will have a capacity of just over 1.3 gigawatts (GW), which, according to Recharge News, is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and, according to the Danish wind turbine manufacturer, is also the largest onshore project that Vestas has built.

”Vestas’ diligence and expertise, which leveraged world-leading practices developed during the adjacent 756 MW Golden Plains Wind Farm Phase 1, paved the way for the financial assurance of Phase 2. We look forward to continuing to work with Vestas,” said Andrew Riggs, CEO of Tagenergy, in a statement.

The 756 megawatt first phase is still under construction, but the turbines, which will also be supplied by Vestas, are expected to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of this year.

In its announcement on Tuesday, Tagenergy said that 25% of the turbines in phase 1 have now been erected.

The total Golden Plains project is worth AUD 4bn (USD 2.6bn).

Vestas will start delivering the 93 turbines in the first quarter of 2025 and the turbines will be commissioned in the first quarter of 2026.

English edit: Catherine Brett