See Coopers Gap wind farm's turbines in action

Coopers Gap, located 250km north west of Brisbane between Dalby and Kingaroy will be Australia's largest wind farm once complete.

Energy minister Anthony Lynham today joined AGL to inspect the first group of towering turbines to come online at the site, where construction started last year.

"Standing 180 metres high, with blades 67 metres long, these turbines are an impressive force equipped to harness the renewable power of Queensland's wind," Dr Lynham said.

"Work is well underway to get all 123 planned turbines up and running early next year, which is bringing $850 million of investment, 200 construction jobs, and up to 20 ongoing operational jobs to the region."

The Coopers Gap Wind Farm has a total capacity of 453 megawatts, enough energy to power 264,000 Australian homes.

The power is delivered into the electricity grid via a new 275-kilovolt substation, built and run by Queensland's publicly-owned transmission operator Powerlink.

"The Palaszczuk Government is putting the right policies in place to help deliver large-scale renewable projects like Coopers Gap," Dr Lynham said.

"Solar is already massive in Queensland and wind is on the rise, with two operating wind farms at Windy Hill and Mt Emerald, two under construction including here at Coopers Gap and we've just announced that five wind farms have been shortlisted for the final stage of the Government's Renewables 400 program.

"We're well on track to reach our target of 50 percent renewable energy by 2030."

AGL General Manager Development and Construction Dave Johnson said AGL looked forward to safely completing commissioning of Australia's largest wind farm.

"This is a significant milestone which is a credit to the hard work of everyone involved in this $850 million project including the owner, the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF), and the construction consortium, GE - Catcon," he said.

"It's also important to acknowledge the support received from the Queensland Government, the Western Downs and South Burnett regional councils and local landowners.

"The assistance of the Australian Energy Market Operator and Powerlink Queensland was particularly valuable in completing the connection of the wind farm to the grid.

"Importantly, the project is creating up to 200 jobs created at the peak of construction, with a significant amount of money spent with local businesses and contractors, and up to 20 jobs once operational.