Thursday Island is part of the Torres Strait group of islands located between the top of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland and Papua New Guinea. The population of Thursday Island is approximately 4000.

Ten years ago, two Vestas wind turbines, each with a capacity of 225kW, were installed on Thursday Island. At the time of installation the joint capacity of 450kW of the two turbines was considered medium to large as the development of wind turbines was not as advanced as it is today. Even though these turbine now seem small they still contribute around 10% of the power needs on Thursday Island.

Click here to download a fact sheet (363KB) with more details on the Thursday Island Wind power station