Challicum Hills is a 52.5MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Victoria, Australia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2002 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in August 2003. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is developed and owned by Pacific Hydro. The company has a stake of 100%.

The project generates 140,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 26,000 households.

The project has 68m high towers.

Development status

The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2002 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in August 2003.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Origin Energy under a power purchase agreement, starting from 2003.

Contractors involved

Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 35 units of NM 80/2750 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.

TW Power Services and Worley were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.

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About Pacific Hydro

Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd (Pacific Blue) develops, constructs, owns, and operates renewable power projects. The company has a diversified portfolio of power generation assets such as hydro, solar and wind. It also carries out wholesale energy trading and offers clean energy solutions to residential and business customers. Pacific Blue also offers energy plans and a range of solar and battery solutions. The company has power plants operating across Australia, including in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria. Pacific Blue is headquartered in Docklands, Victoria, Australia.

This content was updated on 14 October 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.