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372MW Moah Creek has been granted approval from the Queensland State Assessment and Referral Agency A wind farm project in Queensland, Australia, has been granted approval from the Queensland State Assessment and Referral Agency. The 372MW Moah Creek wind farm, located in the Rockhampton Regional Council Local Government Area, is being developed by Central Queensland Power (CQP), a joint venture between RES Australia and Energy Estate. The project will host 60 turbines and will connect into the existing 275-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that traverses the site. CQP’s portfolio includes six large strategically located wind, solar and battery storage projects. The approval from the Queensland State Assessment and Referral Agency provides consent from the Queensland Government under the Planning Act 2016 for the construction of the wind farm and its associated vegetation clearing. The development application was assessed against State Code 23 (Wind Farm Development) and Code 16 (Clearing Native Vegetation). The site has been designed to minimise native vegetation clearing to the greatest extent possible, with the clearing of ‘of concern’ and ‘endangered’ native vegetation (as defined by the Native Vegetation Act (1999, QLD) reduced to less than 1% of the project’s total footprint. Moah Creek has also been referred to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) for review under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Following DCCEEW’s assessment, a public comment period will be announced and notice of this will be widely communicated, including via the project’s website. The site is expected to start construction in second quarter 2025. |
