Kiamal solar farm

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 Total S.A..[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]

Kiamal solar farm
Country
  • Australia
Location
Coordinates35°01′S 142°18′E
StatusUnder construction
Construction began
  • October 2018
Owner(s)
Solar farm
Type
Solar tracker
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 200 MW
External links
Website kiamalsolarfarm.com.au/ 

It was claimed in April 2019 that 13 water corporations in Victoria, Australia 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
  1. "About Kiamal Solar Farm". Kiamal Solar Farm. Total Eren. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. https://zew.org.au/
  4. Parkinson, Giles (5 June 2019). "Victoria's biggest solar farm secures finance, may add huge battery". Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. Parkinson, Giles (9 July 2019). "Huge machine arrives to support Victoria's biggest solar farm". Renew Economy. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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