Thursday Island is part of the Torres Strait group of islands and is not connected to the National Electricity Market. This means the island’s 4,000 residents rely on electricity generated by diesel generators.
Ergon Energy has built a $2.5 million wind generation plant as part of our commitment to use renewable energy sources wherever it is economically and environmentally possible.
The plant provides around 10 percent^ of the island’s electricity needs, and saves about 300,000 litres of diesel* and the resulting 900 tonnes of greenhouse gases# each year.