APUEA Magazine-no.6 September 2019
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<strong>APUEA</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> | No.6 / <strong>September</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
ENGIE Expands Its<br />
Renewable Portfolio in<br />
South Australia<br />
By ENGIE<br />
IN TOTAL ENGIE HAS<br />
MORE THAN 800MW OF<br />
WIND-FIRMING CAPACITY<br />
AVAILABLE IN SOUTH<br />
AUSTRALIA MAKING A<br />
CRITICAL CONTRIBUTION<br />
TO THE STATE’S ENERGY<br />
SECURITY AND STABILITY.<br />
ENGIE has opened its Willogoleche Wind Farm in Hallett, South Australia. One of the largest renewable<br />
energy projects completed in the state, Willogoleche has a generating capacity of 119MW, capable of<br />
delivering renewable energy to 80,000 homes. ENGIE is already playing an active role in Australia’s<br />
renewable energy transition, with the country currently generating about 20% of its electricity from<br />
renewable sources.<br />
The wind farm was opened by The Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan, South Australian Minister for Energy<br />
and Mining, ENGIE’s Asia Pacific President and CEO, Paul Maguire, and the company’s Australia & New<br />
Zealand CEO, Augustin Honorat. They were joined at the launch by representatives from Mitsui & Co, the<br />
joint venture partner in the project.<br />
Speaking during the launch, Mr Maguire highlighted that the Willogoleche Wind Farm was the latest<br />
project in the company’s ambitious plans to provide more renewable energy to customers.<br />
“At ENGIE, we strive to be a leader in the zero-carbon transition and we’ve set ourselves an ambitious<br />
target of bringing 9,000MW of renewable power into the global energy market by 2021. Its amazing to<br />
see sites in Australia like Willogoleche making a strong contribution to that goal.”<br />
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