Renewable Energy Systems are proposing a 500 megawatt (MW) solar farm and 500 MW / 1,000 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage project to be located near Gulgong NSW within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.
The project will include the construction, operation and decommissioning of the proposed solar farm and battery energy storage system. It will also include construction of operations and maintenance buildings, as well as enabling civil works and electrical infrastructure required to connect to the electricity transmission network.
An 11-kilometre overhead transmission line will be built to connect to the electricity transmission network and the project would share a 330 kilovolt substation located to the north of the project site with the proposed Barney's Reef Wind Farm project. Renewable Energy Systems is also the project proponent for the Barney's Reef Wind Farm project.
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | RES |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jul 2021 | Renewable Energy Systems submitting a Scoping Report to the NSW Government, requesting the Secretary's Environmental Assesents (SEARs). |
| Sep 2021 | The NSW Government issued the SEARs for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the project. |
| Sep 2022 | The Development Application for Tallawang Solar Farm was submitted. |
| Jul 2024 | Enel Green Power Australia acquired Tallawang Project. |
| May 2025 | EnergyCo granted access rights to the project to connect to the Central-West Orana REZ. |
