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Western Downs Green Power Hub
Solar power station in Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Western Downs Green Power Hub is a large renewable energy project owned and operated by Neoen[2] near Chinchilla in Queensland, Australia. It consists of The 460 MWp (direct current) Western Downs Solar Farm and a 540 MW / 1080 MWh grid battery. The solar farm consists of over one million solar panels to generate 400 megawatts of (alternating current) power.[3] It utilizes 72-cell bi-facial solar modules on single-axis trackers; a system that tracks the sun throughout the day.[4] It was the largest solar farm in Australia for some time.[4]
The 1,500 hectare solar farm is owned and operated by Neoen. The state government-owned renewable energy operator CleanCo Queensland has signed an agreement to purchase 80% of the project's capacity.[3]
Construction began in June 2020.[1] The solar farm was built by Sterling & Wilson.[1] Exports to the grid had begun by August 2022.[5] The final solar panel was installed on 1 May 2023.[6] The event was attended by state premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.[6]
The 540 MW / 1080 MWh big battery is being built in 2 stages. Construction of Stage 1 of the battery had begun by January 2023,[7] and completed with grid forming inverters in June 2025.[8] Construction of Stage 2 began in August 2024. The PV station and battery, along with two other batteries, are connected to the national grid via the Western Downs substation and a new 275 kilovolt line constructed by Powerlink Queensland.[9] Battery containers for a 270MW/540MWh section are made in Shanghai.[10]
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