Wellington North Solar Farm, being developed by Lightsource, is a proposed 300-megawatt solar farm to be located approximately seven kilometres north-east of Wellington, NSW. The facility is to be located within the proposed Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone, and will include:
- approximately 1.2 million fixed and single-axis tracking solar panels with a combined 300 megawatts of generation capacity
- 155 inverter stations
- an on-site substation
- a 2.4 kilometre, 330 kilovolt overhead transmission line to connect the solar farm to TransGrid's existing Wellington substation, and
- associated ancillary infrastructure.
The project is also approved for a battery energy storage system, however, this is not currently in the scope.
Key Dates
| Nov 2017 | Project Announcement |
| Dec 2022 | Construction Commencement |
| Sep 2024 | Expected Construction Completion |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Nov 2017 | AGL submitted a Preliminary Environmental Assessment report to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment requesting the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEAR's). |
| Dec 2017 | The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements were issued for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the project. |
| Aug 2018 | The Environmental Impact Statement for the project was submitted to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. |
| Jul 2020 | Lightsource bp purchased the project from AGL Energy. |
| Apr 2021 | The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment approved the project and declared it a State Significant Development. |
| Dec 2022 | Lightsource BP secured financial close on the green finance package for the Wellington North and Wunghnu solar farms, enabling construction commencement. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2017)
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
New South Wales |
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