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Photon Energy Starts Development of 316MW Soalr Plant in Australia

Published on 5 Jul 2017
Photon Energy 
Photon Energy is developing a 316MW solar power plant near Gunning, New South Wales. The solar power plant, which would be constructed on 590 ha of land, is currently going through the Permitting and Grid Connection process. Construction could start in early 2019.

"Gunning is to date the largest solar project Photon Energy is developing with a view of making a material contribution to Australia's goal of meeting its renewable energy target", said Michael Gartner, Managing Director of Photon Energy Australia.Photon Energy is also developing further large-scale solar power plants with a combined capacity of 42 MWp in Australia.

"Today's announcement puts us into a leading position in the Australian market for utility-scale solar projects and confirms our ability to identify suitable locations in the world's sunniest continent and reinforces our commitment to contribute substantially to the transformation of Australia's energy mix towards renewable energy sources", explained Georg Hotar, Chief Executive Officer of Photon Energy NV.


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