Community Sues to Limit Operation of 100-Turbine Wind Farm on Environmental Grounds

Published on January 10, 2024

A billion-dollar wind farm project, slated to generate hundreds of millions for the Tasmanian economy is facing legal action from a local community group opposed to its year-round operation after an order to shut down its operations was overturned in November. The Robbins Island project is located in the Circular Head region of northwest Tasmania and is to be built by ACEN Australia who specialise in large-scale renewable energy projects. ACEN is the listed energy platform of the Ayala Group which owns facilities in the Philippines, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. On its website, the group said it aims to “turbocharge growth fivefold to assemble 20 GW of renewables capacity by 2030” along with plans to achieve net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050....

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