ay 20th, 2025: A wind turbine has been destroyed at the Bulgana Green Power Hub in Victoria’s Great Western region, after a fire broke out in the turbine’s nacelle during the night night. The turbine fire started at around 9.30pm and was attended by seven firefighting units from Ararat, Stawell and Great Western fire brigades.
“CFA crews which attended did what they could to create safety zones and remained clear of the structure,”
commented District 16 Commander Ben Townsend.
“This included contacting the operator of the turbines to shut them down, he added. “Crews left the scene in the hands of the owners to monitor and just after 3am they got called back because a blade had caught fire, dislodged and fell to the ground.”
The Bulgana Green Power Hub was originally developed by Neoen Australia, but was sold off to the Julia Gillard chaired HMC Capital as part of the divestment of Neoen’s Victorian wind, solar and battery assets in December 2024.
The Stawell-based project combines 56 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines and a 20 MW, 32 MWh Tesla battery and has been in full commercial operation since December 2021.
A statement from Neoen said the wind farm had been switched off since the incident and would remain offline until further notice.
“We can confirm that the fire was managed and effectively contained thanks to the quick action and support from the local fire authorities,” the statement says.
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