{"id":13569,"date":"2017-07-28T06:07:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T19:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=13569"},"modified":"2017-07-28T06:07:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T19:37:17","slug":"large-scale-solar-nsw-mb0143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/large-scale-solar-nsw-mb0143\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Light For More Large-Scale Solar Projects In New South Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gilgandra Solar Farm Preliminary Layout<\/p><\/div>\n

NSW Department of Planning and Environment has approved four major solar power projects to be constructed in the west of the state.<\/p>\n

With a collective capacity of 275 MW, the new clean energy facilities will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than 100,000 homes. The Department says with the addition of these new facilities, it will bring the total number of large-scale solar projects it has approved to 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the four new farms begin operation, NSW\u2019s 16 large-scale solar farms will generate sustainable power for 423,000 households, with a combined capacity for 1,131 megawatts of renewable energy,\u201d said<\/a> Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The solar farms will be located in Nevertire, Walgett, Gilgandra and Metz.<\/p>\n

Gilgandra Solar Farm<\/a> will be a 40MW facility consisting of 152,000 solar panels<\/a>.\u00a0 Nevertire<\/a> will boast 105MW capacity, Metz<\/a> up to 100MW and the <\/span>Walgett<\/a> facility, 29MW.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Department also gave the go-ahead for a 200MW PV power station near Balranald. The Sunraysia Solar Farm<\/a> could take the title of the largest in the southern hemisphere once completed; but it might not hang onto the crown for long if it does at all.\u00a0 Construction has already started on the Bungala Solar Project, a 300MW PV facility near Port Augusta in South Australia, which is to be built in three stages. The second stage, which will bring the project to 220MW, is about to get under way.<\/p>\n

Other Large-Scale Solar Power Project Approvals<\/h2>\n

The 11 other large-scale solar farms granted state government approval in New South Wales since 2011 are:<\/p>\n