By Energy People. Compiled with AI assistance from linked sources.
New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission has approved the approximately 1,400MW Baldon wind farm, with conditions covering road impacts, traffic and eventual site rehabilitation.
The 10 November decision concerns an application by Baldon Wind Farm Pty Ltd on behalf of Goldwind Capital Australia. It covers up to 175 turbines in the South West Renewable Energy Zone, around 64km south-west of Hay and 13km north of Moulamein.
The developer must prepare a traffic management plan, undertake road upgrades and repair development-related damage. A decommissioning and rehabilitation plan must also be developed, reviewed and implemented.
The commission considered community concerns including contamination, parking and the cumulative effects of development. It concluded that the project was consistent with relevant energy policies.
The consent is a significant planning milestone for a large generation project. It does not establish that a final investment decision has been taken or that construction has started.
Source: NSW Independent Planning Commission, 10 November 2026; page updated 11 November.
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Image credit: Illustrative Australian wind file photograph of Collgar Wind Farm near Merredin, Western Australia, 26 April 2011; not Baldon in New South Wales. Diana House / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; licence retained.
