The renewables arm of Singapore-based fund supervisor Cambridge RE Partners has unveiled plans for its first undertaking in Australia. It has submitted a growth software to construct a 300 MW photo voltaic farm in north Queensland.
From pv journal Australia
Cambridge JMD Australia has lodged a growth software with Queensland’s Burdekin Shire Council to construct a 300 MW photo voltaic farm in Upper Haughton.
The developer mentioned the proposed AUD 650 million ($426.5 million) Cambridge Solar Farm was the primary part of the AUD 1.7 billion master-planned North Queensland Renewable Energy Park, with the subsequent two phases offering an extra 765 MW of photo voltaic.
Cambridge mentioned as soon as totally developed, the undertaking is anticipated to generate roughly 2.48 TWh of unpolluted power per 12 months.
“The undertaking goals to make a major contribution to Australia’s National Electricity Market by including clear and renewable power to the grid,” the corporate mentioned.
The multi-staged Cambridge Solar Farm is being developed on 1,600 acres of former sugarcane adjoining to developer Pacific Blue’s 130 MW Haughton Solar Farm, which Cambridge mentioned “might current alternatives for synergies or collaborative initiatives within the renewable power sector.”
Cambridge JMD Australia Director Michael Dwyer mentioned the Burdekin web site was chosen for its wonderful photo voltaic capability and easy accessibility to present electrical energy transmission networks.
“We acknowledge Australia’s rising demand for power and we’re excited to assist with clear electrical energy from the Cambridge Solar Farm,” he mentioned. “On a nationwide scale, and totally developed… not solely will it assist Australia’s carbon emissions goal however this photo voltaic undertaking may also convey important funding, job alternatives, and advantages within the economic system of northern Queensland communities.”
Cambridge JMD Australia is main the undertaking in partnership with north Queensland landowner Davco Farming. Singapore-based developer Confluence Energy is answerable for managing all growth actions.
While no particular development timeline has been given, web site works for the primary part of the undertaking are anticipated to start in 2025, with commissioning anticipated in late 2026. The Cambridge Solar Farm undertaking is anticipated to generate approx. 400 jobs.
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