Victoria Greenlights 6 Projects for Australia’s First Offshore Wind Farms

New wind projects form part of the Australian government’s transition away from coal-powered electricity supply.

Wind turbines are pictured during the installation of the RWE Offshore Wind farm Kaskasi off the coast of the north German Island of Helgoland on March 23, 2023. Christian Charisius/AFP via Getty Images

Feasibility licences have been granted for several wind farm projects to get underway off Victoria’s coast as part of the state’s energy transition away from coal-fired power stations.

So far, licences have been granted to six projects, namely the Star of the South, High Sea Wind, Gippsland Skies, Blue Mackerel North, Kut-Wut Brataualung, and Orsted’s Gippsland.