- Capacity to power the equivalent of 235,000 Queensland homes.
- Already, more than 350MW of clean energy is being exported.
- Construction has supported nearly 450 jobs at 1500-hectare site.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visited Australia’s largest solar farm, located in Queensland’s Western Downs region, to mark the end of construction on the mega project.
Totalling over 1 million solar panels, the 400MW Western Downs Green Power Hub has the capacity to power the equivalent of 235,000 Queensland homes and is connected to the Queensland SuperGrid by a new 275kV line built by Powerlink.
Located near Chinchilla, the Palaszczuk Government’s publicly owned CleanCo Queensland has signed a power purchase agreement with owners Neoen for 80% of the power generated at the site.
The completion of panel installation will allow the final testing and commissioning phase of the project to begin to get it to full capacity.
Construction of the project has also delivered a huge boost to Queensland’s regional economies, with an estimated $800 million in economic activity.
The solar farm is another major investment towards delivering 70% renewable energy by 2032 under the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan.
Read the full Ministerial Media Statement at https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/97526
