Lower Wonga | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | Lower Wonga, Queensland |
Status | Proposed |
Construction cost | $2billion |
Owner(s) | SolarQ |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Site area | 17 square kilometres (6.6 sq mi) |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 350 MW (Initial) |
The Lower Wonga Solar Farm is a proposed photovoltaic power station, located in the rural locality of Lower Wonga, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. If the station is completed to its final configuration of 3 million solar panels capable of powering about 315,000 homes, it would become Australia's largest solar power station.[1][2][3][4]
The Lower Wonga Solar Farm would be located on previously cleared lands used for grazing,[3] on the corner of the Wide Bay Highway and Gympie Woolooga Road, Lower Wonga, Queensland. The farm site is also located next to the Woolooga Substation and transmission lines, providing a cheap and easy point to distribute power into the grid.