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, owned 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. |
| Oct 2025 | The project was awarded a Capacity Investment Scheme Agreement as part of the Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Round Four. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Queensland |
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