Acciona Energia to begin construction of 380MW solar PV plant in Australia next quarter

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
The solar PV plant has a 15-year PPA with Stanwell Corporation. Image: Acciona Energía

Spanish developer Acciona Energia will begin constructing a 380MW solar PV plant in Australia in the first quarter of 2024.

Construction of the solar PV plant will last 18 months. Located 20 kilometres northwest of Gladstone on the central Queensland coast, the Aldoga Solar Farm has a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Queensland’s energy company Stanwell Corporation.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Unlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysis

Photovoltaics International is now included.

  • Regular insight and analysis of the industry’s biggest developments
  • In-depth interviews with the industry’s leading figures
  • Unlimited digital access to the PV Tech Power journal catalogue
  • Unlimited digital access to the Photovoltaics International journal catalogue
  • Access to more than 1,000 technical papers
  • Discounts on Solar Media’s portfolio of events, in-person and virtual

Or continue reading this article for free

Stanwell Corporation plans to use all the energy produced at the solar PV plant to supply its green hydrogen project Central Queensland Hydrogen, which is expected to enter commercial operations in 2028.

Aside from this project, Acciona Energia obtained 850MW of modules from Indian solar manufacturer Waaree in late November for its solar sites in the US. The two companies also signed a three-year supply agreement for 1.5GW of modules to be delivered from 2024-2026.

The modules in question were monocrystalline passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) modules and will be deployed at four US projects across the states of Texas, Illinois and Ohio. The largest is the 375 MW Red Tailed Hawk solar site in Texas, which is Acciona’s largest PV project to date. Waaree also supplied the 56MW Fort Bend project (Texas), 129MW High Point project (Illinois) and the 288MW Union project (Ohio).

Read Next

June 9, 2025
Sonnedix has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Renfe to supply 420GWh of renewable energy annually for its commercial operations.
May 23, 2025
As European power markets consolidate and become more competitive, the increasing frequency of negative capture prices is challenging the viability of renewable energy projects.
Premium
May 23, 2025
The PPA is a 'cornerstone' of the European renewables space, according to speakers at Solar Media's Renewables Procurement & Revenue Summit.
May 22, 2025
US energy utility AES has signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with technology giant Meta for two solar PV projects in the US states of Texas and Kansas.
May 21, 2025
There is potential for cPPAs to deliver the energy transition, according to speakers at the Renewables Procurement and Revenue Summit.
May 21, 2025
PPAs and VPPAs are an imperfect but effective tool, according to speakers at the 2025 Renewables Procurement & Revenue Summit.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
June 17, 2025
Napa, USA
Upcoming Webinars
June 30, 2025
10am PST / 6pm BST
Solar Media Events
July 1, 2025
London, UK
Solar Media Events
July 1, 2025
London, UK
Solar Media Events
September 16, 2025
Athens, Greece