據能源世界網5月6日墨爾本報道，法國電力生產商Neoen SA周三表示，將斥資5.7億澳元(約合3.67億美元)建造澳大利亞最大的太陽能電場。此前，該公司已與一家國有電力公司簽訂了大部分電力供應的合同。

昆士蘭州的CleanCo已同意從昆士蘭州東南部的Western Downs太陽能發電場購買320兆瓦的電量，這將有助于該州2030年實現其可再生能源占50％的目標。

該州的財政部長杰基·塔德（Jacki Trad）在一份聲明中表示，當我們的經濟擺脫了covid-19的最壞影響時，我們需要準備創造就業機會和刺激支出的好項目，尤其是昆士蘭地區。

Neoen將澳大利亞視為其主要增長市場之一，該公司表示，預計將于7月在Western Downs太陽能電場開始建設，該項目的將于2022年第一季度開始發電。

這家獨立發電商將太陽能發電場的發電量定為460至480兆瓦光伏發電量，這將是澳大利亞最大的，并表示CleanCo同意購買352兆瓦。

Neoen在澳大利亞已擁有六個太陽能電場，三個風電場以及世界上最大的鋰離子電池。

郝芬 譯自 能源世界網

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French power producer Neoen to build Australia's biggest solar farm

French power producer Neoen SA said on Wednesday it will build Australia's largest solar farm for A$570 million ($367 million), after lining up a contract to sell most of the power to a state-owned electricity company.

The state of Queensland's CleanCo has agreed to buy 320 megawatts of capacity from the Western Downs solar farm in southeast Queensland, which will help the state make progress on its target of 50% renewable energy by 2030, the government said.

"As our economy emerges from the worst impact of COVID-19, we need projects ready to go that will create jobs and stimulate spending, especially in regional Queensland," the state's treasurer, Jacki Trad, said in a statement.

Neoen, which sees Australia as one of its key growth markets, said it expects to begin construction on the Western Downs solar farm in July, with generation from the project due to start in the first quarter of 2022.

The independent power producer rated the solar farm at 460 to 480 megawatts photovoltaic (MWp) capacity, which would be the largest in Australia, and said CleanCo agreed to buy 352 MWp.

Neoen already has six solar farms, three wind farms and the world's biggest lithium-ion battery in Australia.