The company behind the Willatook Wind Farm project says it looks unlikely to go ahead because state government environmental requirements make it unviable.
Clean Energy Council policy director Nicholas Aberle said the recommendations were concerning.
"The fewer wind turbines we can build, the more we keep burning coal, and that's not the direction we want to be heading.""It makes what should be a thorough process unpredictable, which is not what investors want to be seeing," Mr Aberle said.The minister's assessment was not a decision on whether the project would receive a permit approval.A Victorian government spokesperson said it would help inform decision makers on approvals for the project.
"We currently have 73 large scale onshore wind and solar projects commissioned or in commissioning — this will deliver a combined capacity of 5.5 gigawatts."Mr Purcell said he would seek to work with the government to get the Willatook Wind Farm project back on track.It was not the first time the project had faced a setback.
A council spokesperson said it had received the report and noted the recommendations would reduce the size of the farm.
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