Karadoc Solar Farm

Coordinates: 34°25′S 142°16′E / 34.41°S 142.26°E / -34.41; 142.26
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Karadoc Solar Farm
Map
Country
  • Australia
Location
Coordinates34°25′S 142°16′E / 34.41°S 142.26°E / -34.41; 142.26
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • November 2018
Owner(s)
Solar farm
Type
Solar tracker
Site area
  • 664 acres (269 ha)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 90 MW

Karadoc Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Mildura near the town of Iraak in Victoria, Australia. It can generate up to 112MW of electricity, and was designed by BayWa r.e. Solar.[1] It was officially opened in March 2019.[2]

The solar farm is on a site of 269 hectares (664 acres) and was built by Beon Energy Solutions with first generation in November 2018.[2] It has an offtake agreement to provide 74,000 MWh per year of electricity to Carlton & United Breweries for 12 years.[2] At the time of its construction, it was the largest in Victoria at 90 MWAC, 112 MWP.[3]

In August 2023 it was sold to Igneo Infrastructure Partners.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cases in Australia". BayWa r.e. Solar. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Bloch, Michael (4 March 2019). "Victoria's Karadoc Solar Farm Officially Opened". Solar Quotes. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ Parkinson, Giles (26 October 2018). "Karadoc solar farm starts generating in Victoria, becoming state's biggest". Renew Economy. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ [ https://www.afr.com/street-talk/igneo-splashes-up-to-340m-on-solar-farm-20230815-p5dwqq Igneo splashes cash on Victorian Solar Farm] Australian Financial Review 15 August 2023
  5. ^ Igneo Infrastructure Partners to acquire Karadoc Solar Farm Igneo Infrastructure Partners 15 August 2023