Sun Metals Solar Farm Ppa

Sun metals is investing 200m to build the biggest behind the meter solar farm in australia says chief executive yun choi.

Sun metals solar farm ppa.

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. 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. Rather than opt for a corporate 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 korean owned zinc refiner sun metals has also taken the plunge with construction starting last month on a 125 mw solar farm at its refinery near townsville. 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.

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. 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. 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.