Gridlock grips Australia’s PV developers

Australia’s large-scale solar boom faces serious constraints in the form of a long and skinny electricity network – making some ideal sites unattractive to project developers. Legacy regulations and a lack of transparency have also caused last-minute roadblocks and costly delays for developers.

Issue 09 - 2019

The development of Victoria's largest solar project, the first 256 MW stage of the Kiamal Solar Farm, was one project that was hit by the need to install a costly synchronous condenser.

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