Equis Wandoan Solar Farm

Singapore based equis energy is set to build australia s largest solar farm an 1000 megawatt solar farm near wandoan north west of brisbane as the roll out of renewable projects continues at pace.

Equis wandoan solar farm.

Located in the heart of the surat basin near wandoan in queensland the 1 000mwac solar farm will be one of the largest solar projects in australia once completed. A report from reneweconomy stated that equis would spend around 1 5 billion for the project which will be built in stages. The wandoan solar farm will include 3 million solar pv panels and is expected to produce 1 8 million megawatts of electricity a year. The wandoan solar farm to be built near the town of the same name adds considerably to the huge pipeline of wind and solar projects in queensland which now stands at more than 4 000mw.

The solar farm will insulate the regional electricity market from fluctuations in fuel prices by increasing the diversity of the energy system. As for the energy storage component sunshine energy s website refers to a patented solution called sea power seap. Construction has begun on a 120 megawatt solar farm near wandoan with up to 200 jobs to be created during the build. The 1000 megawatt equis energy solar farm will cover 1424 hectares and generate between 300 and 400 jobs during construction on the land about 12km southwest of wandoan.

The wandoan solar farm will be situated right in the middle of queensland s coal and gas region in queensland s area of the surat basin this is exciting news for queensland solar and australian solar farms in. Equis to develop 1 000mw solar. Once the battery is built vena energy plans to begin work on the solar farm at the same. Singaporean renewable energy company equis energy have advised they are planning on building a 1 000mw solar farm which would be the largest solar farm in australia in wandoan.

The 1000 megawatts wandoan south solar project will be connected to powerlink s wandoan south substation.