Senvion has secured a Notice to Proceed letter for the construction of Stage 2 of Nexif Energy's Lincoln Gap Wind Farm that will add 86 megawatts (MW) of capacity, the company announced Monday.
According to the announcement, construction of Stage 1 is well underway and will feature 35 Senvion turbines at the wind farm located near Port Augusta in South Australia.
'Stage 2 will see an additional 24 turbines installed and operating by mid-2020 adding 86 MW of generating capacity to the project,' the company said.
When complete, Stages 1 and 2 combined will have a total generating capacity of over 212 MW, producing enough energy to power 155,000 households in South Australia.
Senvion announced a 300 MW conditional contract with Nexif Energy for the Lincoln Gap and Glen Innes wind farms in February 2017.
Stage 1 of Lincoln Gap was converted into a firm order in November 2017.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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