Dinawan Solar Farm: 1GW/1.2GWh approved in the South-West REZ

Spark Renewables has received an approval decision under the EPBC Act for the Dinawan Solar Farm, a 1,200MWh solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales.

The project covers a 4,500-hectare project area, with a disturbance footprint of approximately 2,600 hectares.

The solar array will comprise approximately 1.5 million PV modules on single-axis tracking systems, with the BESS sized at up to 300MW and with a duration of up to 4-hours, either AC- or DC-coupled, depending on the final design.

The facility will connect to Transgrid’s network via the proposed Dinawan Substation, which forms part of Project EnergyConnect and sits on land adjacent to the project area.