THE controversial Hills of Gold Wind Farm will have a new company driving the project, after it was sold recently.
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French multinational electric company ENGIE purchased the development from Wind Energy Partners and plans to begin constructing the $750 million project early next year.
However, a decision on whether the project will be approved has yet to be made and a development application is not expected to be lodged until the end of the month.
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The company's Australia-New Zealand general manager of asset development Andrew Kerley said the project was likely to create more than 215 direct jobs and about 430 indirect jobs during construction, and 30 to 50 permanent jobs and indirect jobs when operational.
"The Hills of Gold Wind Farm is a quality project that adds renewable energy to the national grid, while also creating local economic activity during construction and operation of the 25-year lifespan of the asset," Mr Kerley said.
"We're looking forward to the opportunity of building the Hills of Gold Wind Farm and to working with the local community to unlock the benefits of renewable energy development."
The project has divided the Nundle community, with locals having mixed views on the proposed development.
Nundle Hills of Gold Preservation Society president John Krsulja said the group would not stop fighting to put a stop to the project.
"Last week was a difficult and highly emotional week for all of us who are opposed to this project," Mr Krsulja said.
"During our meetings, we got to see some pictures of what these turbines would like and how devastating it would be to our beloved Hills of Gold.
"To us, this just seems like some corporate restructuring, but it regardless of who the proponent is we will continue to fight it all the way."
Mr Krsulja said the society would take its cause to state parliament next week.
"You can rest assured, we will keep fighting to save The Hills of Gold and take that fight all the way right to the very top," he said.
"We will be in Sydney early next week to ensure the powers that be understand the majority of people in the Nundle community are against this project."
Nundle resident Jim Robinson told the Leader earlier this year he believed the project would offer a lot of benefits to Nundle.
There is nothing here for our children and very little for the older generation," Mr Robinson said.
"If the Wind Farm went ahead, the money from the Community Enhancement fund and also donations from the landholder hosts could do a lot for the area."