Bango Wind Farm is a

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under construction in the Australian state of

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. It is being developed by

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between the towns of

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and

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. Construction began in August 2019.22 of the turbines have been erected and 10 of those are fully operational. It is expected to be completed late in 2021. The wind farm consists of 46 wind turbines. They are GE turbines which generate up to 5.3 MW each, for a total rated capacity of 244 MW. The wind farm has an offtake agreement with

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for 100MW of its generation. It has another agreement to supply electricity to

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to supply over 100 supermarkets. The tower for each wind turbine is high. It is delivered and constructed in five sections. Once constructed, it has both a ladder and a lift from the entrance door to the nacelle.

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