Project

Smokey Creek Solar Farm

PROJECT STATUS
Announced
Smokey Creek Solar Farm

The Smokey Creek Solar Farm is a proposed 600-megawatt solar farm located approximatley 75 kilometres south of Rockhampton, Central Queensland.

The project will be built, owneed and operated by Edify Energy.

Key Dates

May 2023 Project Announcement
2025 Expected Construction Commencement
2028 Expected Construction Completion

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Edify Energy

PROJECT HISTORY

May 2023 Edify commenced a public consultation phase on the project.
Oct 2023 The Federal Government granted environmental approvals for the project.
Mar 2025 Rio Tinto announced a power purchase agreement for 90 per cent of capacity of the Smokey creek wind farm and adjacent Guthrie's Gap solar farm.
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Queensland |
Resources
Media releases
2023/10/02
13/03/2025 - PPA
Project pages
Edify Energy