Emerald Solar Park

Emerald Solar Park is a photovoltaic solar power station near Emerald in Queensland, Australia. It was developed by RES Australia who then sold it to Lighthouse Solar Fund. It delivers up to 72 MW AC of electricity to the National Electricity Market. The entire production of the solar farm is contracted to be supplied to Telstra.^[1]

Emerald Solar Park
Country	Australia
Location	Emerald, Queensland
Coordinates	23.51°S 148.137953°E / -23.51; 148.137953
Status	Operational
Construction began	October 2017
Commission date	October 2018
Owner	Lighthouse Solar Fund
Solar farm
Type	Flat-panel PV
Site area	160 hectares (400 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	72 MW
External links
Website	www.emerald-solar.com.au

Construction

Construction of the solar park began in October 2017.^[1] The prime contractor for construction was RCR Tomlinson under an EPC arrangement. RCR went into administration in November 2018 just prior to facility completion and full production was delayed until February 2019. ENcome Energy Performance have been appointed as O&M contractor with RES Group as Asset Managers.

The project consists of 32 SMA supplied inverters, Solar modules were supplied by Canadian Solar mounted on Next Tracker solar tracking system. The project connects into the Ergon's 66 kV network.

See also

• List of solar farms in Queensland