The Barunga Wind Farm is being developed along the Hummock and Barunga Ranges, west of Snowtown in South Australia's Mid-North. Provisional development plan consent was granted by the Wakefield Regional Council in January 2004 for up to 130 wind turbines, together with an underground electrical cable network, access tracks, crane hardstandings and up to ten wind monitoring masts. Council subsequently granted consent for the electrical transmission infrastructure in August 2004.

The Barunga Wind Farm is being developed in two groups by separate companies: one group of up to 85 wind turbines is being developed by Wind Prospect Pty Ltd, and the second group of up to 45 wind turbines is being developed by TrustPower Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. The output capacity of the wind farm will be approximately 260MW.

The Barunga Wind Farm proposal was initially made known to the local community by way of newsletters and a public exhibition held by Wind Prospect at the Soldiers Memorial Hall in Snowtown, in March, 2003. Over 90 people attended the exhibition, and of the 58 people who completed public opinion surveys, 96.5% either approved of, or were not opposed to, the proposed Barunga Wind Farm.