🌿 Renewable Energy in the Shire of Narrogin
The Narrogin Renewable Energy Zone (NREZ) 🌿
Narrogin – Love the Life, Power the Future
Supporting a Clean Energy Future for Western Australia
The Shire of Narrogin is proud to be at the forefront of regional Western Australia’s transition to renewable energy. Situated in the heart of the Wheatbelt’s energy corridor, our region is rapidly emerging as a key hub for clean energy investment—aligning with the State Government’s plan to phase out coal-fired power by 2030 and supporting both State and Federal Net Zero 2050 targets and the broader move to decarbonise and electrify everything.
We are working in partnership with industry, landowners, neighbouring local governments, and State and Commonwealth agencies to ensure renewable energy development delivers long-term environmental, social, and economic benefits for our community.
Narrogin is at the epicentre of a major shift in Western Australia’s energy landscape. The wave of large-scale renewable energy proposals in and around our region signals not only a defining moment for our community but a critical chapter in the State’s clean energy transition. These projects carry enormous potential—not just technologically and economically, but symbolically. But success requires more than infrastructure; it requires people, place, and purpose.
The State Government now has a unique opportunity to lead a just energy transition—one that respects and invests in host communities, leaves a lasting legacy in regional WA, and brings Wheatbelt residents into the transformation not as bystanders, but as key participants.
Through the Shire’s Community Enhancements Fund, guided by our vision of “Narrogin, Love the Life – Power the Future,” we are demonstrating what’s possible when local government, developers, and community work together. With State backing and a coordinated, holistic community impact assessment approach, this model can pave the way for resilient, community-led renewable energy integration across Western Australia.
🧭 Our Position on Renewables
The Shire has adopted a clear and proactive stance on renewable energy development:
🛠 Planning for a Sustainable Energy Future
Resources for Proponents, Landowners & Communities
To support well-planned, responsible development, the Shire has established a robust planning framework. Key resources include:
💵 Rates, Revenue and Equity
The Shire is committed to equitable rating practices that ensure renewable projects contribute fairly to local infrastructure and service delivery:
🔋 Current Renewable Energy Projects in the Region
The Narrogin Renewable Energy Zone (NREZ) is home to several major renewable energy proposals, with projects spanning wind, solar, battery storage, and renewable fuels. These developments represent over $16 billion in proposed investment, with significant opportunities for local contractors and employment.
1. Narrogin East Wind, Solar & BESS Project – Est. $800M
- Status: To be lodged SDAU, approx. 4th Quarter 2025
- Capacity: ~250MW wind, ~150MW solar, ~200MW BESS
- Location: ~10km East of Narrogin between Williams Kondinin Road and Yilliminning Road
- Developer: Lightsource BP
- Construction: ~450 workers, ~18 months from Feb 2026
- Permanent Jobs: ~8
- Solar Projects | Renewable Energy Projects | Lightsource bp
2. Narrogin Solar Farm & BESS – Est. $400M
- Status: Lodged - JDAP Meeting May 2025
- Capacity: 200MWDC solar + 200MW, 4hr BESS
- Location: Narrogin 3km South of Narrogin bounded by Wanerie Road and Great Southern Highway.
- Developer: ACE Power
- Co-use: Sheep grazing maintained
- Construction: ~150 workers, ~18 months from Feb 2026
- Permanent Jobs: ~5
- Narrogin Solar Farm & BESS | ACE Power
3. Narrogin BESS Project – Est. $400M
- Status: Lodged - JDAP Meeting May 2025
- Capacity: 200MW, 4hr BESS
- Function: Grid stability & renewable integration
- Location: 3km South of Narrogin near the Narrogin South Substation and Narrogin Valley Road
- Developer: South Energy
- Construction: ~150 workers, ~18 months from Feb 2026
- Permanent Jobs: ~5
- Narrogin Battery Energy Storage System
4. Narrogin Biodiesel Plant – Est. $400M
- Status: To be lodged SDAU, approx. May 2025
- Product: ~19M litres of renewable diesel/year
- Location: Narrogin 3km South of Narrogin bounded by Wanerie Road and Great Southern Highway
- Developer: Narrogin Renewable Fuel One Pty Ltd (Glas Energy)
- Construction: ~150 workers, ~18 months from Feb 2026
- Permanent Jobs: ~30
- Website: Coming Soon
5. Narrogin Wind Farm – Est. $500M
- Status: Lodged SDAU February 2025
- Capacity: 200MW
- Location: Between Narrogin and Williams
- Developer: NEOEN
- Future Potential: Battery storage
- Construction: ~200 workers, ~18 months from Feb 2026
- Permanent Jobs: ~8
- Narrogin Wind Farm - Cleaner Energy for WA
6. Bellwether Wind Farm – Est. $6B
- Status: To be lodged SDAU, approx. May 2027
- Capacity: ~400 turbines over 100,000 ha
- Location: Wheatbelt region, involving dozens of landowners
- Developer: ACCIONA Energia
- Community Impact: Skills, retraining, local partnerships
- Construction: ~750 workers, ~36 months from Feb 2028
- Permanent Jobs: ~40
- Bellwether Wind Farm | ACCIONA Energía Community
7. Ambrosia Wind Farm – Est $1.2B
- Status: To be lodged SDAU, approx. 2026
- Capacity: ~100 turbines ~ 600+ mW
- Location: Moodiarrup, approximately 30km south of Darkan, 60km west of Narrogin townsite
- Developer: Green Wind Renewables
- Community Impact: Skills, retraining, local partnerships
- Construction: ~350 workers, ~36 months from Feb 2028
- Permanent Jobs: ~20
- Ambrosia Wind Farm
8. Dardadine Wind Farm – Est $2.4B
- Status: To be lodged SDAU, approx. 2026
- Capacity: ~168 turbines ~ 1209 mW
- Location: In Shires of Williams and West Authur, 30km west of Narrogin townsite
- Developer: RES
- Community Impact: Skills, retraining, local partnerships
- Construction: ~400 workers, ~36 months from Feb 2027
- Permanent Jobs: ~15
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Dardadine Wind Farm
9. Lacour Energy Wagin-West Arthur Wind Farm – Est. $2B
10. Lacour Energy North Williams Wind Farm – Est. $1.8B
- Status: To be lodged SDAU, approx. 2027
- Capacity: ~140 turbines ~900 mW
- Location: In Shire of Williams, 50km northwest of Narrogin townsite
- Developer: Lacour
- Community Impact: Skills, retraining, local partnerships
- Construction: ~300 workers, ~36 months from Feb 2028
- Permanent Jobs: ~10
- Website: Coming Soon
11. State Transmission Lines to service WEFs – Est $3B
- Status: No development application required – State infrastructure controlled through Western Power’s Electricity Corporation Act 2005, reporting to the Minister for Energy
- Capacity: ~unknown
- Location: Required to be expanded through LGAs of Collie, West Authur, Williams, Wagin, Narrogin, Wickepin, Kulin and Kondinin to service WEFS and Collie distribution hub
- Developer: Western Power (State of WA)
- Community Impact: unknown
- Construction: ~unknown workers, ~unknown from Feb 2027 - 2032 predicted
- Permanent Jobs: ~unknown
- Transmission system plan & network opportunity map
🌱 Local Benefits, Local Commitment
Maximising Opportunities for Local Business, Trades and Community
The Shire of Narrogin is committed to ensuring that the transition to renewable energy delivers meaningful, long-term benefits to our local community and economy.
All renewable energy proponents are expected to:
- Prioritise local procurement wherever possible, including the use of local contractors, tradespeople, suppliers, and service providers.
- Engage local businesses early, ensuring they are aware of upcoming work packages and can compete fairly for opportunities.
- Establish a dedicated website and contractor portal before construction commences, to clearly outline required services, registration processes, and contact points for local trades and suppliers.
- Provide transparent forward work schedules, enabling local businesses to plan and participate effectively.
To support this:
- The Shire actively advocates for the use of local goods and services and works with proponents to embed local procurement targets in their project planning and reporting.
- All proponents are expected to minimise impacts on local housing availability by avoiding the use of permanent residential housing stock for temporary construction workforce accommodation.
- Projects are encouraged to explore fit-for-purpose temporary workforce housing options, with the aim of transitioning these into permanent community assets where feasible.
- We encourage proponents to shop local and buy local by visiting the Narrogin Chamber of Commerce's Online Business Directory
By setting clear expectations, the Shire ensures that renewable energy developments contribute to job creation, skills development, and economic growth in our region, without compromising local housing access or community wellbeing.
🤝 Together, we are creating not just energy—but opportunity.
🔄 Stay Informed
Project timelines and status updates will be shared as they become available.
📩 Contact our Planning Team
Email: enquiries@narrogin.wa.gov.au
Phone: (08) 9890 0900
🤝 Working Together for a Renewable Future
The Shire of Narrogin welcomes collaboration with:
- Local residents and landowners
- Businesses and contractors
- Renewable energy proponents and consultants
- PoweringWA and government agencies
- Other local governments seeking to establish best practice frameworks
Together, we’re building a stronger, cleaner, and more resilient future.
⚡Live Electricity Generation in Australia
Western Australia operates on a separate electricity grid from the rest of the country, known as the South West Interconnected System (SWIS), which is part of the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM). The live feed below shows real-time electricity generation for Australia's eastern states (the National Electricity Market – NEM), in comparison with WA and offers helpful insight into how different energy sources are used across the country.
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Explore WA’s Generation and Storage Assets
For detailed, up-to-date information about Western Australia's operational generation and storage assets – including wind farms, solar installations, batteries, and more, this tool provides a map and data-driven overview of the energy infrastructure that powers our South-west region, visit:
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