The first turbine at the Cattle Hill Wind Farm has come online, with renewable energy company Goldwind holding a ceremony to commemorate the occasion at the Central Highlands site this afternoon.
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The wind farm will consist of 48 turbines when complete, with a capacity of 148.5 megawatts.
So far, 31 of the 48 turbines have been fully installed, with work continuing to erect the remaining 17 turbines.
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On Friday, the first turbine was connected to Tasmania's transmission network, meaning the wind farm has begun to generate electricity.
Goldwind managing director John Titchen said the Cattle Hill Wind Farm would generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of roughly 63,500 Tasmanian homes per year.
"Significantly, the project will help the Tasmanian government reach its goal of an additional 1000 gigawatt hours of on-island renewable energy by the end of 2022, contributing around half of the additional generation needed," Mr Titchen said.
"Pre-commissioning of turbines has been underway for some time and generation commissioning is now ongoing.
"The project team has met a number of environmental challenges during the construction to date, such as bushfire, significant snow and wind, and scheduling of works to minimise disturbance during Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle breeding period."
According to Mr Titchen, roughly 150 jobs had been created during on-site construction and offsite work from local project partners.
It's expected up to 10 jobs will be created through the ongoing management of the farm's operations.
Energy Minister Guy Barnett said renewable energy represented one of Tasmania's "greatest economic opportunities".
"With Cattle Hill Wind Farm joining the state energy grid today, Tasmania is taking another step towards becoming the renewable energy battery of the nation," Mr Barnett said on Friday.