澳大利亚维多利亚州已批准一个219台风机的风能项目的最终州级许可。该项目位于沃拉克尼比尔镇附近的农业用地上，将成为南半球最大的风电场，目前正等待联邦政府的批准。
Australia's Victoria state has granted final state-level approval for a 219-turbine wind energy project. Set on agricultural land near the town of Warracknabeal, it will become the southern hemisphere's biggest wind farm and now awaits federal government approval.
维多利亚州政府已批准在该州西部沃拉克尼比尔镇附近的农业用地上建设一个219台风机的风能项目的最终州级许可。项目完工后，将成为南半球最大的风电场。
Victoria's state government has granted final state approval for a 219-turbine wind energy project to be built on agricultural land near the town of Warracknabeal in the state's west. Once completed, the project will hold the title of the southern hemisphere's largest wind farm.
开发商认为该项目可为数千户家庭供电，并为该地区带来显著投资。州级许可获批后，该项目仍需通过联邦政府的环境评估程序。
Developers argue the project could supply electricity to thousands of households and bring significant investment to the region. Following state approval, the project must now pass the federal government's environmental assessment process.
澳大利亚一直在努力快速扩大风能和太阳能容量，作为其从煤炭转向可再生能源转型的一部分。一些当地农民支持该项目，而农村社区中的其他人则对其对景观和农田的影响表示担忧。
Australia has been moving to rapidly expand its wind and solar capacity as part of its transition away from coal toward renewable energy. Some local farmers support the project, while others in the rural community have raised concerns about its impact on the landscape and farmland.