| Nyngan Solar Plant | |
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 Nyngan Solar Plant in 2019 | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Nyngan, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 31°33′58″S 147°04′19″E / 31.566°S 147.072°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | July 2015 |
| Construction cost | A$440 million |
| Owner(s) | Powering Australian Renewables Fund |
| Operator(s) | AGL Energy |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Collectors | 1,350,000[1] |
| Site area | 250 hectares (620 acres)[1] |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 102 MW |
The Nyngan Solar Plant or Farm is one of the largest operating solar plants in Australia. At the time of construction, it was the largest solar plant in the southern hemisphere.[2] It is located 10 km west of Nyngan in western New South Wales. It was built and is operated by AGL Energy.
It has over 1.3 million solar panels, generating 102 megawatts of power. It was opened on 18 April 2015, and became fully operational in July 2015.[3] The Nyngan Solar Plant is associated with the Broken Hill Solar Plant, a 53 megawatt farm located almost 600 km west, which became operational in December 2015,[3] making the total capacity of the combined plants 155 megawatts. The solar panels do not track the movement of the sun. They are arranged in rows facing north, tilted at 25 degrees.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
factwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Nyngan solar farm in western NSW opens". 18 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
openwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Nyngan Solar Plant". AGL Energy. Retrieved 14 January 2020.