Funding Setback Puts $8 Billion Victorian Offshore Wind Project in Doubt

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Another slated Australian wind farm project faces challenges getting off the ground.

Funding Setback Puts $8 Billion Victorian Offshore Wind Project in Doubt

A view of Wonthaggi Wind Farm to the south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, on July 7, 2015. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Crystal-Rose Jones

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There are signs a planned $8 billion (US$5.3 billion) offshore wind farm pegged for Victoria’s Gippsland region could face setbacks due to government timelines for delivery.

The proposed Navigator North had been slated as a 110-turbine facility capable of powering around a million homes.

Crystal-Rose Jones

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.

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