About 530 oversized truck loads carrying components for the Cattle Hill Wind Farm have been completed.
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The final Goldwind wind turbine blade arrived at the Central Highlands site on Thursday.
Transportation of the turbine components started in March, following $10 million of road upgrades in the Central Highlands area by the Launceston based company, Gradco.
Haywards have manufactured 20 per cent of the tower components locally, which have also been transported to the site.
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Goldwind's Cattle Hill Wind Farm project director Leigh Walters said the final delivery was a milestone for the project.
"Construction of the project is progressing well, with an approximate workforce of 150 personnel on site," he said.
Twenty-two of the 48 turbines have been fully installed, with two main cranes now installing on site.
"Pre-commissioning of turbines has been ongoing and generation commissioning is planned to commence in the next few weeks. Commissioning of the IdentiFlight system is ongoing with the turbine commissioning," Mr Walters said.
The IdentiFlight system shuts down turbines when wedge-tailed eagles approach.
Once operational, Cattle Hill Wind Farm will produce enough clean energy to power the equivalent of approximately 63,500 Tasmanian homes.
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