DEVELOPERS of the Low Head Wind Farm have decided to hold the development application, pending a decision on the Renewable Energy Target from the federal government.
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Founder and developer Shane Bartel said the documents had been informally reviewed, and he believed they would be accepted by the government if and when they were submitted.
"We have held back on doing so because of the uncertainty of the RET," Mr Bartel said.
"It's on hold until we know what the RET is doing, and whether the result of the RET is going to likely provide a strong market value for LGCs.
"We've planned for the 41,000 megawatts per annum, or 41 gigawatts, that was legislated."
Federal legislation requires that 20 per cent of Australia's energy comes from renewable sources by 2020.
Federal Industry Minister Ian MacFarlane indicated last month that the government may lower the target from 41,000 to 26,000 megawatts a year.
Mr Bartel said developers were still hopeful that the project would be able to continue.
"We still feel that we have a bit of a niche market to service in that particular area given its industry, and we still feel there's some potential to get a power purchase agreement to sell the electricity," he said.
Mr Bartel said he expected a decision on the project within three to six months after the formalisation of the RET review.
