The numurkah solar farm is one of two solar farms supplying 100 per cent renewable energy to offset melbourne s entire tram network.
Numurkah solar farm victoria.
Numurkah solar farm which will help power laverton steel works and victoria trams reaches financial close with developers neoen wondering why australia is not more ambitious about renewables.
Numurkah solar farm is a solar photovoltaic power station near the town of numurkah in the australian state of victoria.
The energy produced is exported directly into the grid with a portion being using to power the laverton steelworks as well as providing renewable energy to offset the melbourne tram network as part of.
It cost a 198 million and generates up to 112mwp of ac electricity installed 128mw dc.
It supplies approximately 255 000 megawatt hours mwh of clean renewable electricity into the national electricity system each year and has been operating since 2019.
The numurkah solar farm in victoria reaches full scale commercial operation simec energy australia sea has today welcomed news of yet another key milestone in delivering sustainable globally competitive energy to our customers with the neoen numurkah solar farm reaching full scale commercial operation.
The 128 mw numurkah solar farm is one of the largest solar farms in victoria and a key part of victoria s clean affordable energy transition.
The numurkah solar farm will play an important role in supporting the transformation of our energy system towards clean renewable energy and reaching our renewable energy target of 50 per cent.
Numurkah is a 128mw solar farm that is owned and operated by neoen and is located approximately 6km south of numurkah in victoria.
At its commissioning in 2019 numurkah was the largest solar farm in victoria.
Owned and developed by french renewable energy producer neoen the facility will generate 255 gwh of clean energy into the national power grid each year and power key infrastructure such as the melbourne tram network and the laverton steelworks.
The 128 mw numurkah solar farm has become victoria s largest solar farm to commence full scale operation.
It is a leader in harnessing clean energy and retaining the use of farmland via sheep agistment agri solar.