Australian telecommunications company Telstra announced has signed off on a contract with energy company RES to buy all of the power generated by a 70MW PV project set to be built near Emerald, Queensland.
Downer EDI has been awarded an EPC and O&M contract for a 148MW solar farm in Queensland by Palisade Investment Partners (Palisade) and ESCO Pacific (ESCO).
Australian energy infrastructure firm APA Group has agreed to purchase a 110MW solar plant that is currently under development near Dalby in south-western Queensland, Australia, for AU$200 million (US$150 million).
Queensland-based developer SolarQ is planning to build a 350MW(AC) solar plant combined with a ground-breaking 4,000MWh of lithium-ion battery storage in the Gympie Region of Queensland, Australia.
UK developer Island Green Power (IGP) is to break ground on a trio of solar farms in Australia, while London-headquartered developer Eco Energy World (EEW) plans to build a 280MW solar farm near Bouldercombe in Queensland.
Independent infrastructure and private equity manager Foresight Group has acquired a 25MW solar farm in Queensland, Australia, from Elecnor Australia, a subsidiary of Spain-based energy firm Elecnor.
Global utility-scale solar developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) announced Tuesday that it has signed a power purchase agreement with Ergon Energy — the Queensland Government-owned electricity retailer — for the proposed 100MW (125MW DC) Lilyvale Solar Farm project.
Major power firm EnergyAustralia has signed a 13-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to take 80% of the energy produced by a 142MW solar PV plant near Townsville in Queensland, Australia.
