Origin Energy to Acquire Yanco Delta Wind Farm

The estimated $4 billion project is expected to reduce up to 4.5 million tonnes of emissions produced per year.

An Origin Energy power bill is pictured in Brisbane, June 5, 2018. Origin Energy has announced it will cut the power bills of customers in south-east Queensland and South Australia from July 1. AAP Image/Dan Peled

Origin Energy, one of Australia’s largest energy companies, has agreed to acquire the 1.5-gigawatt Yanco Delta wind farm from Virya Energy as part of its strategy to expand its renewable energy and storage in its portfolio.

Yanco Delta is one of NSW’s most advanced wind and energy storage projects. The estimated $4 billion (US$2.6 billion) project is expected to power more than 750,000 households and reduce up to 4.5 million tonnes of emissions produced annually by displacing coal generation.