All panels installed at 400-MW Queensland solar farm
- All photovoltaic or pv (PV) modules have been installed at the Western Downs Green Power Hub in Queensland's Western Downs region, a 400-MW solar farm that is said to be Australia's biggest.
The final testing and also commissioning stage will currently start to bring the project to full capacity, according to an announcement by the Queensland federal government this week.
The owner of the job is French programmer Neoen SA (EPA: NEOEN), which has a handle CleanCo for Queensland's publicly-owned clean energy business to offtake 80% of the generation.
Including greater than 1 million panels, the solar park is already delivering more than 350 MW to the Queensland SuperGrid by means of a brand-new line constructed by Powerlink.
The solar farm supports the target of 70% renewable resource by 2032 in the Queensland Energy as well as Jobs Plan.
"The renewable energy created by the Western Downs Green Power Hub will supply several of CleanCo's most significant consumers including Coles as well as BHP," stated CleanCo president Tom Metcalfe. Various other CleanCo clients that will certainly get energy from the task consist of seller Wesfarmers, Westfield Buying Centres, The Ville as well as Cairns Regional Council.
