Jim's Plain & Robbins Island Renewable Energy Parks

UPC\AC welcomes the release of the Development Application for Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park on 15 January 2022. Members of the public are encouraged to view and comment on the DA which is on public display for 42 days on the Circular Head Council website or at the Circular Head Council Chambers. Learn about the project in this information sheet.

We understand it has been some time since the Development Application (DA) for Robbins Island was first submitted in March 2020 and that you may be keen to understand where the process is at.

Our July 2021 update shares where we're at with the Robbins Island and transmission line development applications

Hear about the benefits the Renewable Energy Parks will deliver.

Our December 2020 update shares information about our current work with eagles, where we're at with the transmission line and our benefits sharing scheme

UPC celebrates Clean Energy Open Day

Media release - Jim’s Plain Renewable Energy Park receives final approval

Hear from David Pollington, Chief Operating Officer, on UPC and our North-West developments

Renew Economy - Tangled wires: Are transmission lines the new battle front for renewables?

The Advocate - UPC Renewables gets green light from EPA for $350 million Jim's Plain project

Our December 2019 update shares information about our Jim's Plain development application submission, our proposed transmission line and our new shopfront in Smithton.

Find the answers to common questions about our Renewable Energy Parks

Find the answers to common questions about our transmission line

The Advocate - COMMENT || Renewables bring jobs and lower prices

The Advocate - UPC Renewables reveals transmission route for Robbins Island, Jim's Plain windfarms

Our August 2019 update shares information about eagle surveys, the Robbins Passage bridge design, project approvals and planning for the transmission line.

ABC 7.30 Report - Wind warning

Our April 2019 update shares the latest on our site investigations and survey work, the addition of solar photo-voltaic at Jim's Plain and the project approvals process.

The Advocate - UPC Renewables continues Australian expansion from its Tasmanian home

Our October 2018 update explains our approvals approach in Circular Head and how we're working to protect the environment.

Our July 2018 update overviews our recent and upcoming survey work as well as planned community engagement.

ABC News Radio - Australia's largest wind farm planned for Tasmania

Our February 2018 update shares information about the kick off of project approvals processes and engagement with key government stakeholders.

WIN News Tasmania - The Circular Head community is poised to reap the windfall from what will be one of the largest wind farms ever built in Australia

Our first project update from November 2017 shares information about kicking off our community engagement and preliminary geotechnical investigations.