Darling Downs 110MW Solar Farm Development

Overview:

• Darling Downs Solar Farm is the development of a utility scale photovoltaic (PV) solar plant located approximately 45 km from the town of Dalby in south-western Queensland.
• It is one of the largest PV projects in Australia and at 110MW, the solar farm will have enough power to provide for approximately 32,000 homes each year.
• Development approval was granted in December 2015, and it will involve the installation of approximately 400,000 solar panels with completion in 2018.

Adam Majeed - Regional editor