Robbins Island Wind Farm Faces Timeline Clash ⚡🌿

Sep 1

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A 900 MW wind project on Robbins Island, Tasmania, has finally received federal approval — but developers and the government are already at odds over when it will actually start.

Robbins Island wind farm construction—coastal turbines with hourglass and parrot signal timeline clash of energy and nature

🟢 Approval granted

Federal green light: Minister Murray Watt signed off the project under the EPBC Act.
Conditions attached: Includes strict wildlife protection and monitoring requirements.
Next step: Transmission line approval expected by 2026.

⏳ Timeline clash

Acen Australia: Says generation could begin by 2030.
Minister Watt: Forecasts construction not before 2031.
Reason: Conditions like 3 years of surveys for the endangered Orange-bellied Parrot.

🐦 Environmental focus

Long list of conditions designed to safeguard protected species.
Federal approval came after 8+ years of assessment.
Critics, including the Bob Brown Foundation, remain strongly opposed.

💬 Voices of contention

Acen Australia: “We now have the most comprehensive understanding of Robbins Island’s environment.”
Minister Watt: Emphasises approvals depend on strict compliance with conditions.
Bob Brown: Challenges Watt to personally back his “safeguard” promise with a $10,000 pledge.

🌍 What’s at stake

If built, Robbins Island would become one of the largest wind farms in the Southern Hemisphere, but delays and opposition could push the project even further down the road.

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