Kiamal Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction north of Ouyen in western Victoria, Australia. Stage 1 is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. It is owned by Total Eren, a renewable energy subsidiary of TotalEnergies[1] When completed, stage 1 at 256MW will be Victoria's largest solar farm. Construction began in October 2018. It has energy offtake agreements with Mars Australia, Flow Power and Alinta Energy.[2]
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| Coordinates | 35°01′S 142°18′E / 35.02°S 142.3°E |
| Status | Under construction |
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| Website | kiamalsolarfarm |
It was claimed in April 2019 that 13 water corporations in Victoria had entered into a contract to purchase power from the farm.[3]
Kiamal will be one of the first solar farms to install a synchronous condenser as part of the requirements to connect to the electricity grid.[4] The synchronous condenser was manufactured by Siemens and delivered on the MV Salome to Port Adelaide then transferred by road to the site near Ouyen.[5]
References
edit- ^ "About Kiamal Solar Farm". Kiamal Solar Farm. Total Eren. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Galletta, Simon; Tribe, Matt (26 October 2018). "Victoria's biggest solar farm under construction amid debate over lost agricultural land". ABC Mildura Swan Hill. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ https://zew.org.au/
- ^ Parkinson, Giles (5 June 2019). "Victoria's biggest solar farm secures finance, may add huge battery". Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Parkinson, Giles (9 July 2019). "Huge machine arrives to support Victoria's biggest solar farm". Renew Economy. Retrieved 4 November 2019.