Gannawarra Solar Farm

35°44′08″S 143°46′54″E / 35.735459°S 143.781739°E / -35.735459; 143.781739StatusOperationalCommission dateApril 2018Owner(s)Wirsol (94.9%), Edify Energy (5.1%)Solar farm TypeFlat-panel PVSite area132.4 hectares (327 acres)Power generationNameplate capacity50.61 MWCapacity factor26.6%Annual net output118 GW·hExternal linksWebsitewirsol.com.au/portfolio/gannawarra-solar-farm/

Gannawarra Solar Farm is a photovoltaic solar power station in the Gannawarra Shire, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Kerang in the Australian state of Victoria. It generates up to 60 MW_dc electricity^[1] and exports up to 50.61 MW_AC to the National Electricity Market at 66 kV.^[2]

Solar Choice was the originating developer of the Gannawarra Solar Farm securing the site and early-stage development approvals before the project was acquired by Edify Energy.^[3] It was first connected to the grid by Powercor Australia in April 2018. It is 94.9% owned by WIRSOL, a brand of Wircon GmbH and 5.1% owned by the developer Edify Energy who is also the longterm asset manager of the project.^{[citation needed]} It consists of JA Solar modules with ATI DuraTrack mounting system and SMA 2500 SC-EV inverters. It was financed in a single package with the Whitsunday Solar Farm and Hamilton Solar Farm, both in Queensland, which projects were also developed and are managed by Edify Energy.^[1] The engineering, procurement, and construction was provided by RCR Tomlinson.^[4]

The Gannawarra Solar Farm is integrated with the Gannawarra Energy Storage System consisting of a 25 MW / 50 MW·h Tesla Powerpack battery. This project was developed and is 50.01% owned by Edify Energy, who also manage this project.

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