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 victoria. Terry court from the goulburn valley environment group said the numurkah solar farm was a step forward but the victorian government needed to invest further in renewables to meet its targets. Numurkah solar farm is a solar photovoltaic power station near the town of numurkah in the australian state of victoria. 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. At its commissioning in 2019 numurkah was the largest solar farm in victoria.
It is a leader in harnessing clean energy and retaining the use of farmland via sheep agistment agri solar. 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 128 mw numurkah solar farm has become victoria s largest solar farm to commence full scale 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.
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 numurkah solar farm is one of two solar farms supplying 100 per cent renewable energy to offset melbourne s entire tram network. Numurkah is a 128mw solar farm that is owned and operated by neoen and is located approximately 6km south of numurkah in victoria. It cost a 198 million and generates up to 112mwp of ac electricity installed 128mw dc.
The largest solar farm in victoria neoen s 128mw numurkah solar farm is now fully operational and is powering melbourne s tram network.