Berrigan Wind Farm (withdrawn)
Windlab (Tattarang / Andrew Forrest)
windwithdrawnConfidence: Medium
Capacity and technology
Technology
wind
Capacity (MW)
unknown
Estimated capex, local spend and peak workforce
Total development cost
unknown unknown
Capacity unknown — capex cannot be benchmark-estimated.
Estimated local / regional spend
unknown unknown
Local spend not estimable without a capex figure.
Estimated peak construction workforce
unknown
Industry benchmark: ~0.7 FTE/MW wind, 0.5 FTE/MW solar, 0.4 FTE/MWh BESS, 1.5 FTE/MW pumped hydro. Peak during civil/electrical phase only — operations workforce is typically ~5-10% of construction peak.
Approvals and access rights
Project status
withdrawn
Planning status
Withdrawn by proponent — Windlab determined project did not offer required value return
Access right status
not awarded — withdrawn before access scheme tender
EPBC status
n/a — project withdrawn
Grid connection
n/a — project withdrawn
Financial close
withdrawn pre-FID
Construction start
n/a
Operations start
n/a
Location
LGA
Berrigan
Region
Riverina NSW
REZ
South West REZ
REZ relationship
inside declared REZ
Coordinates
-35.66, 145.82 (approximate)
Project documents — EIS, SEARs, proponent pages
Direct links to public documents and pages for this project. Phase 2 ingestion will pull updates automatically; Sprint 0 entries are verified manually with a confidence score per record.
- media releaseConfidence: HighPublished: 2024Windlab withdraws Berrigan wind farm (RenewEconomy)https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-twiggy-turbines-locals-celebrate-after-windlab-dumps-nsw-wind-project/ ↗Coverage of Windlab withdrawal decision.
Notes
Included to document the SW REZ project pipeline honestly — proposals that go forward, proposals that don't. ~26 turbines originally proposed between Berrigan and Barooga. Windlab (Tattarang-backed) withdrew citing investment return. Example of a candidate project not proceeding for commercial reasons before any planning determination.
Source confidence: 65/100
Last verified: 2026-05-13
Every material fact on this page is sourced. A "View source" link is provided per source below.
Last verified: 2026-05-13
Every material fact on this page is sourced. A "View source" link is provided per source below.
Source evidence
Confidence: Medium- secondaryProponent project websitesView source ↗Proponent-supplied content from each project's dedicated page on the proponent's website. Useful for technology, capacity intent, community engagement messaging, project newsletters, fact sheets and timeline updates. Cannot override official planning_status or epbc_status. Per-project page URLs are tracked under each project's project_documents.
- supportingMedia reporting (context only)View source ↗Media is used for context, controversy, timing signals and public scrutiny — never as the source of truth for regulatory status.
Open questions
- Planning status against the NSW Planning Portal — verify SSD reference.
- EPBC referral status — verify against DCCEEW public notices.
- Storage MWh and voltage figures — confirm from proponent documents and AEMO Generation Information.
- Workforce and accommodation commitments — confirm in SSD documentation or VPA.
- First Nations engagement reporting — confirm in IEP / cultural heritage chapter.
See this project in context
REZ workspace
South West REZ
All projects, pressure bands and shared-value commitments for this REZ
LGA detail
Berrigan
1 projects · everything affecting this council area
Workforce + supply ratio
Demand vs ABS baseline
How this REZ's peak compares to existing regional workforce
Regional spend
Annual flow by year
This project's share of the year-by-year capex flow into regional NSW
Project timeline
Gantt by REZ
Visual overlap with neighbouring projects' construction windows
Cross-sector pressures
Non-REZ competing demand
What else is being built in the region in the same window
Upcoming decisions
2 relevant to this project or REZ
IPC meetings, EIS exhibitions, council determinations