North West energy projects
The West and North West region of Tasmania (the Cradle Coast) is rapidly emerging as a centre for this renewable energy development, with existing and new wind farms, and significant pumped hydro energy storage potential.
We’ve compiled a snapshot of renewable energy projects and where they’re up to. You can click through to more information on each project from the links in the table.
| Local Government Area | Project | Proponent | Size (capacity) | Current Status |
| Operating | ||||
| Circular Head | Bluff Point Wind Farm | Woolnorth Wind | 64.75 MW | Operating |
| Circular Head | Studland Bay Wind Farm | Woolnorth Wind | 75 MW | Operating |
| Meander Valley, Kentish | Mersey-Forth – 8 run-of-river Hydropower Stations | Hydro Tasmania | 338.25 MW | Operating |
| West Coast | King-Yolande – 3 hydropower stations | Hydro Tasmania | 156.5 MW | Operating |
| West Coast | Pieman – 4 hydropower stations | Hydro Tasmania | 506 MW | Operating |
| King Island | King Island Advanced Hybrid Power Station | Hydro Tasmania | 470 kW solar, 2.45 MW wind | Operating |
| West Coast | Granville Harbour Wind Farm | Palisade Investment Partners | 112 MW | Operating |
| Approved | ||||
| Circular Head | Jim’s Plain Renewable Energy Park | Acen Renewables | 240 MW | Pre-construction |
| Circular Head | Port Latta Wind Farm | Aquila Capital | 25 MW | Pre-construction |
| Latrobe | Wesley Vale Solar Farm | Ark Energy | 12.5 MW | Pre-construction |
| Under Assessment | ||||
| Circular Head | Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park | Acen Renewables | Up to 900 MW | Under Assessment |
| In Development | ||||
| Burnie | Hellyer Wind Farm | Ark Energy | Up to 150 MW | Site Investigations |
| Burnie | eFuels Facility | HIF Tasmania | N/A – eFuel Plant | Site Investigations |
| Kentish | Lake Cethana pumped hydro | Hydro Tasmania | 750 MW | Site Investigations |
| Waratah-Wynyard | Guildford | Ark Energy | Up to 300 MW | Site Investigations |
| West Coast | Whaleback Ridge Energy Park | Westcoast Renewable Energy | Up to 1,500 MW | Site Investigations |
| Developments to support renewable energy projects | ||||
| Burnie | Marinus Link | TasNetworks | 2 x 750 MW | Design and Approvals Phase |
| Burnie, Central Coast, Kentish, Waratah-Wynyard | North West Transmission Developments | TasNetworks | Upgrades to the existing electricity network and potential new transmission corridors | Design and Approvals Phase |