May 21, 2026
Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap solar power stations (pictured) include plans for a combined 720MWp of solar PV. Image: Edify Energy.
Australian developer Edify Energy has reached financial close on two solar-plus-storage projects in Queensland, Australia, featuring 600MW/2,400MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS).
The Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap solar power stations, located on the traditional lands of the Gaangalu Nation People in Banana Shire, will together deliver 720MWp of solar generation with the co-located BESS.
The projects are backed by a 20-year hybrid services agreement with mining company Rio Tinto, under which Rio Tinto will purchase 90% of the power and storage capacity to supply its Gladstone aluminium operations with lower-carbon energy.
