Lal Lal Wind Farm

{{Short description|Wind farm in Victoria, Australia}} {{Update|date=September 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{infobox power station | logo = Lal_Lal_Wind_Farm_Logo.png }} '''Lal Lal Wind Farm''' is an operating wind farm under southeast of [[Ballarat]] in [[Victoria, Australia]]. The wind farm has two sections about {{convert|9|km}} apart. There are 38 turbines two kilometres east of [[Yendon]] and a further 22 turbines two kilometres north of [[Elaine, Victoria|Elaine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lallalwindfarms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Lal-Lal-Fact-Sheet-FINAL.pdf |title=Lal Lal Wind Farms |publisher=Lal Lal Wind Farms |work=Fact Sheet |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>

The project was developed by [[WestWind Energy]]. The proposal was bought by [[Macquarie Group|Macquarie Capital]] in 2017, and financing was completed by onselling 40% to each of Northleaf Capital Partners and [[InfraRed Capital Partners|InfraRed Capital]] with Macquarie retaining the other 20%. [[Renewable Energy Systems]] is contracted to manage the build and first five years of operation. Construction is done by Zenviron and [[Vestas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lallalwindfarms.com.au/ |title=Lal Lal Wind Farm |publisher=Lal Lal Wind Farms |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>

During the construction phase, one of the operating wind turbines was damaged on 15 September 2019 by a lightning strike during a storm. A direct hit resulted in one blade of a turbine being destroyed and falling to the ground. no other damage was reported.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6391045/lightning-shatters-wind-turbine-blade-at-lal-lal/ |title= Lightning strike blamed for wind turbine blade damage at Lal Lal Wind Farm |newspaper=[[The Courier (Ballarat)|The Courier]] |publisher=[[Australian Community Media]] |first=Michelle |last=Smith |accessdate=19 September 2019 |date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

During 2023 the project ownership changed to [[Igneo Infrastructure Partners]] (60%) and Northleaf Capital Partners (40%).<ref>[https://www.afr.com/street-talk/igneo-picks-up-60pc-of-victorian-wind-farms-lal-lal-20220908-p5bgcd Igneo picks up 60pc of Victorian wind farms Lal Lal] ''[[Australian Financial Review]]'' 8 September 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.igneoip.com/content/dam/igneo/files/press/igneo-infrastructure-partners-agrees-to-acquire-majority-stake-in-lal-lal-wind-farms.pdf Igneo Infrastructure Partners agrees to acquire majority stake in Lal Lal Wind Farms] [[Igneo Infrastructure Partners]] 8 September 2022</ref>

A 311 MW and 1,244 MWh [[Battery energy storage system|grid battery]] started construction in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finance locked in, construction starts at big battery with largest “virtual toll” deal in Australia |url=https://reneweconomy.com.au/finance-locked-in-construction-starts-at-big-battery-with-largest-virtual-toll-deal-in-australia/ |website=Renew Economy |language=en-AU |date=6 November 2025}}</ref>

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[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2019]] [[Category:Wind farms in Victoria (state)]] [[Category:2019 establishments in Australia]]