OX2 Cuts Dinner Hill Wind Farm to 131 Turbines; 550 Peak Construction Jobs Still Planned
OX2's Dinner Hill Wind Farm is now about 131 turbines and 943 MW, down from about 160. It still estimates 550 peak construction jobs and 30 ongoing roles.
OX2 has cut its Dinner Hill Wind Farm near Badgingarra to about 131 turbines and 943 MW, its October 2026 project sheet shows. The developer still expects 550 jobs at the construction peak.
When the Swedish developer took ownership in November 2025, it described the project as up to 1.2 GW. Its first project sheet listed about 160 turbines. The October sheet also says OX2 has now lodged the development application for the wind farm.
How many turbines will Dinner Hill Wind Farm have?
Dinner Hill Wind Farm is now planned with about 131 turbines, each up to 270 metres to the blade tip. That figure comes from OX2's October 2026 project information sheet. The design has shrunk in each of OX2's three project sheets.
| OX2 document | Turbines | Capacity | Project area |
|---|---|---|---|
| First project sheet (late 2025) | About 160 | Up to 1.2 GW (Nov 2025 release) | 32,500 ha |
| March 2026 sheet | 132 (fast facts) | 990 MW | 30,100 ha |
| October 2026 sheet | 131 | 943 MW | 30,024 ha |
That is about 29 fewer turbines than the first plan, and roughly 257 MW less capacity than the 1.2 GW OX2 announced. Since March, capacity has dropped by 47 MW. OX2 has not said in these documents why the layout changed. Each sheet notes that details may change as the project progresses.
The smaller design also changes OX2's claimed benefits. The October sheet says the wind farm would power about 500,000 WA homes and cut about 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 a year. The November 2025 release said 763,000 homes.
How many jobs will the wind farm create?
OX2 estimates 550 jobs at the construction peak, counting direct and indirect employment, and 30 jobs during operation. The figures sit in the fast facts table of both the March and October 2026 sheets. So the turbine cut has not changed OX2's published jobs estimate.
These are estimates, not hiring. OX2 describes the sheet's figures as approximate and based on the current project size. Construction is pencilled in for 2029 to 2031, with commissioning in 2032. When OX2 took ownership, Australian vice president Stephen Symons said the projects would bring "local investment and jobs during construction and operations."
Where is the project and what approvals does it need?
The wind farm sits on private farmland in the Hill River and Badgingarra localities in the Shire of Dandaragan. That is about 26 km north of Dandaragan and 25 km east of Jurien Bay, on the land of the Yued People.
OX2 plans to connect it to the 330 kV Neerabup to Eneabba transmission line, which crosses the site. The project would also share land with OX2's separate Harvest battery, rated at 100 MW with four hours of storage.
The October timeline lists three approval steps:
- Planning permit: application lodged in 2026, with a decision expected in 2027.
- Environmental referral: to the WA EPA under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, and to the Commonwealth under the EPBC Act, both in 2026.
- Environmental decisions: expected in 2027, followed by preparation for construction in 2028.
What it means for Perth job seekers
Construction is not due to start until 2029, so these roles are not advertised yet. OX2's documents don't break the 550 jobs down by trade. For now, most electrical and construction ads in our feed come from miners. On 6 November our feed showed:
- 13 live electrician ads across WA. Mineral Resources posted 5 and Fortescue 4, and 9 of the 12 newest ads were FIFO roles.
- 38 live trade and construction ads in Perth, and 50 across WA. Of the 48 newest WA ads, 21 were FIFO roles.
- 27 live engineering ads across WA. The median advertised salary midpoint was about $131,000, based on the 8 ads that quoted an annual salary.
Electricians weighing a move into energy projects can compare rates on our electrician salary page. For a wider view of WA energy jobs, see our report on Woodside's 500-plus job cuts.
How we reported this
- Turbine numbers, capacity, project area, jobs estimates and the approvals timeline come from OX2's Dinner Hill Wind Farm project information sheets dated October 2026 and March 2026, and its earlier undated first sheet.
- The 1.2 GW figure, 763,000 homes figure, Harvest battery details and the quote come from OX2's media release of 18 November 2025.
- Jobs In Perth figures are live direct-from-employer ads in our feed, observed on 6 November 2026. Recruitment agency and aggregator ads are not included. These are advertised vacancies, not people employed.
- Cover image: AI-generated illustration, not a photo of the event.
Sources
- OX2: Dinner Hill Wind Farm project information sheet (October 2026)
- OX2: Dinner Hill Wind Farm project information sheet (March 2026)
- OX2: Dinner Hill Wind Farm first project information sheet (late 2025)
- OX2: Media release on ownership of Dinner Hill Wind Farm and Harvest BESS (18 November 2025)
- OX2: Dinner Hill Wind Farm project page
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