Largest wind farm in Australia gets go-ahead from NSW government

Plans for a new wind farm in Silverton NSW have been given the official go ahead by NSW officials. "The construction of Silverton Wind Farm Developments' (SWFD) wind farm is great news for jobs and the economy in the Far West and even better news for the environment," says NSW Premier Nathan Rees.

The new wind farm will include 282 wind turbines and will be the largest wind farm in Australia. Mr Rees said the project will deliver 700 jobs to the Broken Hill area during the five-year construction period and 120 jobs during operation of the project.

The project will be completed by Epuron, one of the world's leading project development and structured financing companies in the renewable energy sector with its Australian operations housed in North Sydney. Silverton Wind Farm Developments Chairman, Rob Sauer, said the development has been a successful collaborative exercise between the Crown, the pastoralists and the developer.

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