Numurkah Solar Farm

Numurkah Solar Farm is a solar photovoltaic power station near the town of Numurkah in the Australian state of Victoria.

Numurkah Solar Farm
Country
  • Australia
Location
Coordinates36°09′32″S 145°28′19″E
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 19 July 2019
Construction cost
  • 198 million A$ (2019)
Owner(s)
Solar farm
Type
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 112 MW
External links
Websitenumurkahsolarfarm.com.au

At its commissioning in 2019, Numurkah was the largest solar farm in Victoria. It cost A$198 million and generates up to 112MWp of AC electricity (installed 128MW DC). It is a leader in harnessing clean energy and retaining the use of farmland via sheep agistment (Agri-Solar). It presently runs upward of 1600 sheep over its 1200 acres. Its primary customers are the Melbourne tram network and Laverton steel works under a power purchase agreement, despite many believing the power goes to these locations directly, the site puts power into the local grid.[1] The Laverton steel works is a scrap iron recycler owned by the GFG Alliance.[2]

References
  1. "Neoen's Numurkah Solar Farm begins full-scale commercial operation for its Victorian customers" (PDF) (Press release). Neoen. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. Potter, Ben (2 May 2018). "Neoen solar powers Sanjeev Gupta's Laverton steelworks". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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