Sun Metals Solar Farm Ppa

A 125mw solar farm built to lower costs and underpin the expansion of korean zinc refiner sun metals in north queensland has been officially opened at its site south of townsville.

Sun metals solar farm ppa. Sun metals has already built a dedicated 125mw solar farm near its zinc refinery in townsville which will deliver as much as 30 per cent of the plant s energy needs and significantly cut. The sun metals solar farm is a landmark case with the korean owned company as the first major energy user to source some of its electricity needs from renewables and develop its own project rather than opt for a corporate ppa. Sun metals solar project will supply 30 per cent the refinery s power. This behind the meter where an electricity generator is located on or near the same site as the off taker ppa made possible due to sun metal s location will provide around one third of the refinery s electricity needs.

Sun metals invests in solar. Sun metals entered into a 116mw ppa with first solar farm for the sun metals solar farm in qld. The sun metals solar farm is a landmark case with the korean owned company as the first major energy user to source some of its electricity needs from. Sun metals is investing 200m to build the biggest behind the meter solar farm in australia says chief executive yun choi.

The solar farm will be connected to sun metals existing 33 132kv substation via a 33kv overhead transmission line and supply power to the sun metals zinc refinery. Rcr tomlinson says the project will commence immediately with onsite construction slated to begin in april 2017 and completion scheduled for the first quarter of 2018. The 124mwac solar power station will supply equivalent to around one third of the electricity needed by the sun metals zinc refinery which is located approximately 15 kilometres. Queensland premier annastacia palaszczuk officially opened the sun metals solar farm on tuesday a huge facility incorporating more than 1 3 million solar panels.