Prairie Solar Farm is a 240MW solar PV power project. It is planned in Victoria, Australia. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2022 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2023.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 240 240 Permitting Victoria, Australia Pacific Hydro

Description

The project is being developed and currently owned by Pacific Hydro.

Prairie Solar Farm is a ground-mounted solar project which is planned over 950 hectares.

The project is expected to supply enough clean energy to power 114,000 households, to offset 426,880t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is expected to be around $261.6m.

The solar power project consists of 1,000,000 modules.

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Development Status

The project construction is expected to commence from 2022. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2023.

About Pacific Hydro

Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd (Pacific Hydro) a subsidiary of State Power Investment Corporation, is an energy solutions provider that undertakes the development and operations of the renewable power projects. The company offers wind, hydro, solar and geothermal power projects at varying stages of development, construction and operation. It also operates hydro and wind assets, and has a development pipeline. Pacific Hydro operates through various businesses across Brazil, Australia, and Chile. The company also has operating assets and development projects in South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria. Pacific Hydro is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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