Renewables developer Neoen is planning to build a hybrid wind, solar and energy storage facility in South Australia with a combined capacity of 2700MW.
The Goyden South project aims to deliver 1.2GW of wind power, 600MW of solar and 900MW of energy storage capacity.
It would also include an interconnector linking the states of South Australia and New South Wales.
South Australia Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan said: “Neoen’s plan for the enormous Goyden South project is a resounding endorsement of the interconnector and the Marshall Government’s policies for cheaper, more reliable and sustainable power.
“The A$1.5bn SA-NSW interconnector will provide a freeway for renewable energy from South Australia to the eastern seaboard, enabling huge renewables projects such as Goyder South to turn South Australia into an energy powerhouse.”
Pellekaan added that the project will be built in several stages with phases two and three dependent on the construction of the interconnector.
He said that four more large solar farms are also planned along the interconnector route which would run from Robertstown in South Australia and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales.
“The SA-NSW will help deliver our aspiration of net-100% renewables in the 2030’s, lower power prices and delivering a higher growth future for all South Australians,” he said.
Currently South Australia is only interconnected with the state of Victoria, Pellekaan added.
“This new additional interconnector will bring South Australia into the loop with the rest of the national energy market, bringing cheaper power, greater reliability and increased export opportunities for our renewable energy.”