The proposed Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap Solar Power Stations project involves the delivery of a solar farm and battery project, located across two separate sites. The project is being developed by Edify Energy.
The full scope of works includes:
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a 720-megawatt solar farm
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a 600-megawatt / 2.4-gigawatt hour battery energy storage system
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connection to Powerlink’s 275 kV transmission network, and
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DC-coupled solar and battery architecture.
Key Dates
| May 2023 | Project Announcement |
| Mar 2026 | Contract Award |
| 2026 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2028 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Edify Energy |
| Successful Tenderer: | DT Infrastructure |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2023 | Edify commenced a public consultation phase on the project. |
| Oct 2023 | The Federal Government granted environmental approvals for the project. |
| Mar 2025 | Rio Tinto announced a power purchase agreement for 90 per cent of capacity of the Smokey creek wind farm and adjacent Guthrie's Gap solar farm. |
| Oct 2025 | The project was awarded a Capacity Investment Scheme Agreement as part of the Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Round Four. |
| Mar 2026 | DT Infrastructure selected as the preferred EPC contractor for the project. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) |
Location
Queensland |
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