CWP Renewables

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CWP Renewables
IndustryRenewable energy
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
FoundersContinental Wind Partners and Wind Prospect
Areas served
Australia and Europe
OwnerAndrew Forrest
ParentTattarang (since 2022)
Websitecwprenewables.com

CWP Renewables is an Australian developer and owner of renewable energy systems such as wind farms and solar farms.

History[edit]

The company was established in 2007 as a joint venture of Continental Wind Partners and Wind Prospect. It was later majority-owned by venture capital group PostScriptum.[1]

In December 2022, CWP Renewables was acquired from Partners Group by Squadron Energy, owned by Tattarang, which belongs to Andrew Forrest's family.[2][3][4]

Power generators[edit]

CWP Renewables owns and manages several facilities in Australia. Some are owned by Grassroots Renewable Energy Platform, a joint venture with Partners Group private investment managers.

Name Generation state type
Bango Wind Farm 244 NSW wind farm under construction (2019)
Boco Rock Wind Farm 130 NSW wind farm
Cibuk 1 Wind Farm 158 Serbia wind farm under construction (2019)
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm 134 NSW wind farm
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm 600 Romania wind farm
Murra Warra Wind Farm 434 Victoria wind farm
Oreshets Solar Farm 5 Bulgaria solar farm
Sapphire Wind Farm 270 NSW wind farm
Taralga Wind Farm 106.8 NSW wind farm

...and several other wind and solar projects not yet started construction.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dickson, Andrew (28 November 2016). "Renewable Energy Microgrids" (PDF). CWP Renewables. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via Australian National University.
  2. ^ "CWP Renewables Joins Squadron Energy" (Press release). CWP Renewables. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Squadron to lead Australia's energy transition" (Press release). Squadron Energy. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ Macdonald, Anthony; Thompson, Sarah; Sood, Kanika. "Forrest's Squadron Energy to pay $4b plus for CWP Renewables". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 December 2022.