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| Coordinates | 36°09′32″S 145°28′19″E / 36.159°S 145.472°E |
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Numurkah Solar Farm is a solar photovoltaic power station owned by Neoen near the town of Numurkah in the Australian state of Victoria.
At its commissioning in 2019, Numurkah was the largest solar farm in Victoria. It cost A$198 million and generates up to 112MW of AC electricity (installed 128MWp DC). It retains the use of farmland for sheep agistment (Agri-Solar). It can run upward of 1600 sheep over 515 hectares (1,270 acres). Its primary customers are the Melbourne tram network and Laverton steel works under power purchase agreements. [1] The Laverton steel works is a scrap iron recycler owned by the GFG Alliance. [2]
References
- ^ "Neoen's Numurkah Solar Farm begins full-scale commercial operation for its Victorian customers" (PDF) (Press release). Neoen. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Potter, Ben (2 May 2018). "Neoen solar powers Sanjeev Gupta's Laverton steelworks". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 12 September 2019.