Biala Wind Farm
Biala Wind Farm is a 31-turbine wind farm located approximately 6km south of Grabben Gullen on Grabben Gullen Road, 8km east of Biala and 14.5km southwest of Crookwell in the Southern Tablelands of NSW. The wind farm is 100% owned by BJCE Australia, which owns the nearby 73 turbine Gullen Range Wind Farm and 10MW Gullen Solar Farm.
Biala Wind Farm has an installed capacity of approximately 110MW producing enough electricity for around 46,000 typical homes on an average day of wind.
Construction started in August 2019 with the first clean power generated in 2020.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like further information, or if you would like to provide feedback or lodge a complaint about the wind farm.
News
The latest wind farm news is below. You can view archive news here and download our newsletters here.
News Item: 05/11/2025: Clean Energy Council Best Practice Charter – read our 2025 report
Biala Wind Farm owner, BJEI Australia, alongside sister company BJCE Australia, is proud to be a signatory to the Clean Energy Council’s Best Practice Charter for Renewable Energy Developments. This Charter is a set of voluntary commitments to develop and operate projects in a socially responsible way.
Each year, signatories are required to report on their adherence to the Best Practice Charter, with all reports published on the Clean Energy Council website.
Our 2025 report can be viewed here.
Further information on the Clean Energy Council and the Best Practice Charter can be found here.
News Item: 31/10/2025: Blade deliveries 1-2 November 2025
Residents may have a chance to see some spare turbine blades being delivered to site this weekend, with four 40m and 50m blades making their way to Gullen Range Wind Farm for storage.
The blades will take an approved route from Newcastle down the Hume Highway through southern Goulburn, then make their way past the Crookwell Golf Course to Kialla Road and then Range Road before heading into the main wind farm site entry.
Delivery is expected to occur on both Saturday and Sunday between 7am and 9am so that the impact on local traffic is minimised. This is a carefully planned delivery that considers suitable traffic routes and access points.
The blades will be stored at the wind farm as spare replacements should they be needed at either Gullen Range or Biala Wind Farm.
We thank the community for their patience as these important pieces of wind farm infrastructure are transported to site.
News Item: 22/10/2025: A look back – Biala Wind Farm construction
The construction of Biala Wind Farm was an interesting and challenging project, with the Covid-19 pandemic adding a multitude of unique steps to the process. Construction commenced in August 2019, with many of the key milestones, including delivery of more than 300 turbine components, impacted by the government shutdowns in 2020 resulting in construction taking more than two years to fully complete.
From the initial construction of access roads, underground cabling and concrete footings for the turbines, to the delivery of components including the 68m long blades along the 233km route from Port Kembla to site, the logistical balance to deliver this critical infrastructure project was immense.
We have developed a video highlighting the incredible work of the project and construction teams, including many local contractors, who came together to help drive the wind farm’s construction during a challenging time. It was with their hard work and dedication that we were able to see the wind farm generate its first renewable energy in 2020.
News Item: 19/09/2025: September community newsletter
The latest edition of our community newsletter is now available for download here.
News Item: 17/09/2025: Crookwell High School Careers Day – inspiring a local career in renewables
Wind and Solar Farm Community Relations Manager, Erin Fletcher, and Site Manager, Andrew Sinclair at the Careers Day
On 12th of September, Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm and Biala Wind Farm representatives were proud to attend the annual Crookwell High School Careers Day.
The highly anticipated event provides a great opportunity for our team to speak with local school kids and encourage them to consider a career in renewable energy.
Kicking the day off were 280 enthusiastic primary school students from across the Upper Lachlan Shire, with the kids eager to ask questions about working at a wind farm. They also relished the opportunity to test out our wind turbine kits to see how they work to produce renewable energy for the grid.
The second portion of the day saw students from Year 9 to Year 12 visit the multitude of stalls available, with conversations about future career paths and education options hot on the agenda.
Thanks go to the incredible team from Crookwell High for putting on such a wonderful, educational and insightful day. We look forward to supporting and attending many more events in the region that showcase how the next generation of workers can forge a career in renewable energy and stay close to home!
The bridge building challenge set up ready for judging.
Biala Wind Farm was proud to once again sponsor the annual Southern Tablelands Science and Engineering Challenge, held on Friday 1st of August at Goulburn’s Veolia Arena.
High school students in year 9 and 10 from across the region came together to participate in the event, which is organised by the University of Newcastle in partnership with Goulburn Rotary Club.
Yass High School emerged victorious on the day, after students participated in science and engineering challenges such as wind turbine construction, model glider launching and the highlight of the day – a challenge to build a model bridge that can hold the largest weight, using minimal resources such as paper, paddle-pop sticks and sticky tape.
Site Manager, Andrew Sinclair attended the event to present the victorious school representatives with their certificates, as well as to encourage students to take an active interest in STEM fields, such as renewable energy.
Yass High School will now move to the NSW Finals. We wish them the best of luck for the next stage!
News Item: 15/12/2024: Next Community Consultative Committee (CCC) meeting date announced
The next meeting of the Biala Wind Farm CCC will be held at 5:30pm on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. For more information on the CCC, please visit our webpage here.