Irish renewable energy company DP Energy has been granted approval from the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for Callide Wind Farm, a renewable energy project with a capacity of 430MW.
The approval is a significant milestone for the wind farm, which is located in the Calliope Range in Queensland in Australia.
DP Energy - which is based in Buttevant, Co Cork - develops large renewable energy generation projects across the world.
Construction for Callide Wind Farm is expected to start this year and when finished, the wind farm will produce enough energy to power around 130,000 average Queensland households.
The new wind farm will also support Queensland's target of a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
DP Energy also received approval recently for Saamis Solar Project, North America's largest urban solar project, located in the City of Medicine Hat in Alberta, Canada.
The company now has a 9GW pipeline of renewable energy projects across Ireland, the UK, Australia and Canada.
Its Irish pipeline of projects includes Lyra Wind farm in Co. Mayo, which could generate up to 100MW, and the Aries Wind Farm, also in Co Mayo, with potential capacity for up to 50MW.
Hugh Cantwell, DP Energy Australia's Head of Development, said that after working closely with the Department, the company was very pleased to have achieved this key milestone for the project.
"We look forward to advancing the project towards construction and making a meaningful contribution to Queensland's renewable energy future," he added.
