A wind turbine in Victorias south-west has collapsed following several days of strong wind gusts across the region.
Locals first spotted the fallen wind turbine early yesterday at Berrybank Wind Farm, around 80km south-west of Geelong, with its blades broken on the ground.
Nobody was injured in the collapse and the site has been temporarily closed.
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It appears the turbine was toppled in the wind.
The Bureau of Meteorology recorded wind gusts topping 60km/h on Monday night.
The wind turbines at this location stand at 112m tall and Berrybank has 26 turbines across 5000 hectares of land.
WorkSafe Victoria has been notified of the incident.
Vestas, the service and maintenance provider at the wind farm, told 9news.com.au in a statement that storms may have caused the damage.
“A preliminary investigation is focusing on lightning strikes in the area during severe storms on Monday 3 February, which caused damage across the state. This is currently viewed as an isolated incident,” a spokesperson said.
“We are working with WorkSafe Victoria and Energy Safe Victoria. An incident management team has been formed, and site staff will be undertaking a detailed assessment of all wind turbines at Berrybank Stage One and Stage Two.
“As a precaution, the remaining wind turbines at Berrybank Stage One and Stage Two have been temporarily paused, while the project is safely secured and the assessment is carried out.”
9news.com.au has contacted Naturgy, the Spanish parent company which operates Berrybank Wind Farm, for comment.
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