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Robbins Island wind farm proposal approved on condition of 5-month annual shutdown due to orange-bellied parrots

A contentious wind farm proposed for Tasmania's north-western tip has been given the green light from the state's environment watchdog, but under the condition it doesn't operate for almost half the year.

Philippines-based multinational renewables company ACEN has sought approval to build a wind farm with up to 122 turbines on Robbins Island and a parcel of land called Jim's Plain, north-west of Smithton.

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