Global developer UPC Renewables has unveiled plans for up to 1GW of onshore wind in the Australian island state of Tasmania.

UPC has signed an agreement with the Hammond Family, which owns Robbins Island and other land on Tasmania’s northwest coast.

The developer – which has built more than 2GW of projects across Asia, North America and North Africa since the 1990s – said its newly-formed Australian unit aims to advance projects totaling between 600MW and 1GW at a cost of up to A$1.6bn