The local community of Winton Shire in Australia is set to benefit from the numerous opportunities that the upcoming geothermal project could provide.
Aside from the additional power supply, the planned geothermal plant in Winton Shire, Australia could also create a wealth of job opportunities for the local community. The Winton geothermal plant has a planned capacity of 310 kW, which is enough to power about 200 households at peak capacity.
Financing for the project was provided by the Winton Shire Council (AU$3.5 million) and the Queensland Department of State Development grant (AU$500,000).
“Winton Shire are particularly proud of this community owned, clean energy project and hopes it will be the first of many of these types of generators throughout central Australia.” according to a statement by the Winton Shire Council.
