A consortium led by GE and Australian company Leighton Contractors has received a $130 million contract to supply and install 22xGE 2.5-100 wind turbines for the Mumbida Wind Farm. The project, located 40 km southeast of Geraldton, will be the first installation of GE WTGs in the Australia/New Zealand region.
Mumbida is a 50/50 partnership between Verve Energy, a Western Australia government-owned utility, and Macquarie Capital. The faciity will generate 55 MW of renewables based electricity for the South West Interconnected System, which the partnership estimates to be enough to offset about 165 000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Mumbida will support the Western Australian government’s Energy 2031 Strategy, designed to meet the state’s rapidly growing energy requirements with clean power.
The GE 2.5 series wind turbine is designed for a high level of reliability and offers advanced grid integration features. It is a high energy yield unit expected to take full advantage of the exceptional wind resources in Western Australia. GE will also provide a full range of maintenance services for 10 years.
