Billionaire Andrew Forrest to Build Biggest Wind Farm in New South Wales

‘The time for talk is over: we are investing right now in Australia’s green energy transition,’ Forrest said.

Wind turbines from the Roth Rock wind farm at the Backbone Mountain, next to the Mettiki Coal processing plant, in Oakland, Md., on Aug. 23, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Squadron Energy, Australia’s leading renewable energy company owned by mining magnate Andrew Forrest, has begun building the largest wind farm in New South Wales (NSW).

The Uungula wind farm, which features 69 wind turbines, is expected to create more than 260 jobs and pump about $40 million (US$26.85 million) into the local economy, the company announced on Jan. 11.