Creating value & opportunities through renewable energy
Sundown Solar Farm is a proposed development located approximately 30km east of Inverell in the New England Tablelands region of NSW. The project consists of a large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facility, including battery storage and associated infrastructure.
Sundown Solar Farm will play an important role in increasing competition in the energy sector and reducing the market reliance on fossil fuel generation.
The proposed project capacity is approximately 600 MW, which would generate enough energy for over 254,000 homes* and would save over a million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year.
*(Based on an average NSW household electricity consumption of 7.3 MWh annually.)
Timeline
Key milestones (those proposed in the future are subject to change)
Site Identification and Resource Monitoring
2017
Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA)
2017
Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) issued
2017
Environmental Assessment studies
2018
Environmental Assessment on Public Exhibition
2018
Development Approvals forecast
2018
Construction forecast to commence
2019
Forecast to be fully commissioned and operational
2020