Pa rooga Wind Farm

Wind

Pa rooga Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) located on private land south of the township of Prairie in the Flinders Shire Council region of North Queensland. The project will connect into the proposed CopperString transmission network to enable power to be exported into the National Electricity Market.

If approved and constructed, livestock grazing can continue on over 98% of the 30,000 hectare site.

The project is being developed as part of TagEnergy’s commitment to help Australia transition to a clean energy future.

800-1040 MW

Wind

400,000

Homes Powered Equivalent

200,000

Tonnes of CO₂ avoided

350

Jobs during construction

10-15

Jobs during operation

Project Timeline

Site Selection
Preliminary Assessments & Community Consultation
Planning Application 2026 (anticipated)
Project Exhibition & Government Approvals 2027-2028 (anticipated)
Final Decision 2029 (anticipated)
Construction 2030 - 2031 (anticipated)
Operation 2031 - 2032 (anticipated)
Decommissioning

Ongoing community consultation

Location

The proposed Pa rooga Wind Farm and Battery project site is located south of the township of Prairie within the Flinders Shire Council region of North Queensland.

Community Information

Initial community consultation was conducted in 2025 and will continue throughout 2026. The team welcomes feedback from the community regarding the proposed project via the channels provided below.

We heard from the local community that legacy benefits are of vital importance. That includes helping local businesses harness the economic opportunities renewable energy brings to communities.

As part of our approach to community benefits, we are working to identify what challenges and skills gaps exist, so we can provide support to local businesses and trades people. Please let us know about your experiences here.

To provide an indication, you can find a list here for wind farms in Queensland.

If you are interested in finding out more information, the Clean Energy Council has a lot of resources on their website, and accredited training providers who deliver courses and available government subsidies, can be found at National Training Register.

TAFE Queensland also has a list of courses and resources. Courses | TAFE Queensland. This includes their innovative training programs for batteries TAFE Centre of Excellence Clean Energy Batteries | TAFE Queensland

Project Visualisations

The project team have prepared visualisations to illustrate the location of the wind turbines. Click on the links below to get a feel for how the project could look from different viewpoints in the area.

Viewpoint