About the project
The proposed Bullawah wind farm near Hay in NSW will have an installed capacity of up to 1000MW that will generate clean green renewable energy to power 500,000 homes. A battery facility on site will allow for the capture and storage of dispatchable energy.
The power generated either direct from the turbines or released from battery storage will feed into the electricity grid via the proposed Project EnergyConnect transmission line.
The project includes 170 wind turbines, with a maximum blade-tip height of 300m above the ground.
During the scoping report and environmental impact statement preparation phase, technical studies will be undertaken and their outcomes as well as community input will inform the wind farm design.
To learn more about the BayWa team who are developing the project, please meet the team.
Project development & location
Bullawah Wind Farm development is well underway. The scoping report and Environmental Impact Statement have been submitted. In April 2025, the Bullawah Wind Farm was granted the right to connect to new power lines in the South West Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). This was a very competitive process and a major milestone for the project. The project is still working through the planning approvals process.
The development will include:
- Internal access roads and upgrades to existing access roads, and access points from public roads
- Hardstand and laydown area used for wind turbine installation and storage of wind turbine components
- Infrastructure to connect to the Project EnergyConnect transmission line
- Temporary and permanent meteorological monitoring masts
- Operations and maintenance building
- Temporary infrastructure including construction compound and site office buildings, storage areas and concrete batching plants
Bullawah Environmental Impact Statement
The Bullawah Wind Farm has completed several major reports- the Scoping Report (2022) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (2024). The EIS was open for public exhibition in 2024, and BayWa r.e.’s Response To Submissions was completed in 2025. The EIS, Response to Submissions and all the latest project reporting is available on the NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment website
Benefits
- Diversifying the local economy
- A community benefit fund
- 400 jobs during construction, 40 jobs during operation
- Business opportunities for local suppliers
- Economic multiplier effect for local economy
- Significant investment in local infrastructure
- Renewable energy to power 500,000 homes
Community engagement & benefit sharing
BayWa r.e is working with the communities of Hay, Deniliquin, Coleambally, Darlington Point and surrounds. Since 2022 we have supported a range of community initiatives and projects. Community support through the development phase has included the Community Grant Programs which delivered around $100, 000 in funding to local not-for-profit groups. BayWa r.e. has funded scholarships with the Country Education Foundations in Coleambally/Darlington Point and Edward River and First Nations cultural celebrations in Griffith and Hay. We are annual sponsors of the Hay Business Achievers awards and funded a Plains-Wanderer education program in Hay in 2024.
BayWa r.e. is now working with local councils in Hay, Murrumbidgee and Edward River to plan benefit sharing projects which extend for the 30 year life of the project. These will target local needs and aspirations. Should the project be approved, we will implement a wide range of additional local benefit sharing, training and employment, procurement and supply chain initiatives in the local area.
BayWa r.e. will continue to share information about the project and plans for community benefit sharing as the project develops.
Bullawah Community Grants Program
BayWa r.e. is proud to have run three rounds of the Bullawah Wind Farm Community Grants Program since 2023. We have delivered over $95,000 of direct funding to local community and not-for-profit groups in Hay, Murrumbidgee and Edward River regions.
We look forward to seeing these projects and events come to life in 2025. See the complete list of successful grant recipients.
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