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A consortium led by AGL Energy has discontinued feasibility studies for the Gippsland Skies offshore wind project and will surrender its feasibility licence for the proposed 2.5 GW development off Victoria’s Gippsland coast, Australian media reports . The move makes this the third project in the Gippsland zone to be abandoned this year.
The consortium, which includes Mainstream Renewable Power, Reventus Power and DIRECT Infrastructure alongside AGL, reportedly said the Gippsland Skies joint venture had “made the decision to discontinue feasibility studies for a potential offshore wind project off the coast of Gippsland.”
The 2.5 GW project was awarded a federal feasibility licence in May 2024 after a competitive assessment of applications for the Gippsland offshore wind zone.
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The project, described earlier as consisting of multiple phases with the first phase operational in 2032, was one of several proposals aimed at meeting Victoria’s targets for offshore wind, including at least 2 GW by 2032.
The Gippsland Skies withdrawal follows two earlier abandonments in the same region this year, as well as one project that has been paused.
In July, BlueFloat Energy shelved its Gippsland Dawn floating offshore wind proposal, saying the project was no longer commercially viable, and RWE ceased development of its 2 GW Kent project in October, citing cost pressures and regulatory and auction uncertainty. In September, the joint venture between Origin Energy and Renewable Energy Systems (RES) said that it had put a hold on its 1.5 GW Navigator offshore wind farm .