planned installed capacity of the Yatpool Solar Farm, located in the north west town of Yatpool, Victoria.

of electricity will be generated per year.

approximate number of households that can be powered by the farm each year.

estimated reduction in CO2 emissions each year, once the farm is operational.

acres of land will be used for the solar farm.

solar modules mounted on NEXTracker self-powered, horizontal single-axis tracking system.

major organisations involved: Project Developer: Island Green Power and Overland Sun Farming, EPC and O&M: BayWa RE and Beon Energy, PPA: Flow Power (28 MW).

project cost.

peak jobs during construction phase with 190 of these being regional recruits. Beon Energy partnered with the Andrews Government to employ 46 Jobs Victoria workers (like Ali & Kienen in the picture) both at this project as well as the sister Karadoc solar farm project. Jobs Victoria is a programme run by the state govt where partners work locally to identify the needs of employers and support job seekers into jobs that meet those needs.

FTE during operational phase.

Start of construction.

Delivery and installation of 66/22kV 100MVA transformer at the Yatpool Collector substation completed.

Flow Power inks 10 year PPA for 28 MW output of the project.

Major milestone achieved with the final row of panels installed.

The Australian Energy Market Operator informs owners of solar projects in western Victoria that the local grid is “balanced on a knife edge” and warns of further delays in connection of new solar farms in the region. As a result, grid connection and commissioning of the project will be delayed.