Sunraysia Solar Farm
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The Sunraysia Solar Farm is a solar farm under construction south of Balranald in south western New South Wales, Australia. It is expected to be completed around the end of 2019.[1]
| Sunraysia Solar Farm | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | South of Balranald, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 34.81°S 143.49°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | January 2019 |
| Owner | Maoneng Group |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Total collector area | 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) |
| Site area | 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 200 MW (255 MW DC) |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
The Sunraysia Solar Farm is owned by Maoneng Australia and is being designed and built by Decmil.[2][3] Construction started in early 2019.[4]
Fifty percent of the output of the Sunraysia Solar Farm energy will supply AGL Energy, and twenty-five percent will be supplied to the University of New South Wales. The rest will be sold into the National Electricity Market.[5] It is part of AGL's plan to replace the output of its coal-fired Liddell Power Station which is due to close in 2022.[4]
Immediately north of the Sunraysia Solar Farm, the Limondale Solar Farm has been commissioned.[5] Both solar farms will connect to the same 220kV TransGrid substation.
