Kiamal Solar Farm

Kiamal solar farm
Country	Australia
Location	Ouyen
Coordinates	35°01′S142°18′E / 35.02°S 142.3°E / -35.02; 142.3
Status	Under construction
Construction began	October 2018
Owner	TotalEnergies
Solar farm
Type	Standard PV
Solar tracker	Single-axis
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	200 MW
External links
Website	kiamalsolarfarm.com.au

Kiamal Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction north of Ouyen in western Victoria, Australia. Stage 1 is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. It is owned by Total Eren, a renewable energy subsidiary of TotalEnergies ^[1] When completed, stage 1 at 256MW will be Victoria's largest solar farm. Construction began in October 2018. It has energy offtake agreements with Mars Australia, Flow Power and Alinta Energy. ^[2]

It was claimed in April 2019 that 13 water corporations in Victoria had entered into a contract to purchase power from the farm. ^[3]

Kiamal will be one of the first solar farms to install a synchronous condenser as part of the requirements to connect to the electricity grid. ^[4] The synchronous condenser was manufactured by Siemens and delivered on the MV Salome to Port Adelaide then transferred by road to the site near Ouyen. ^[5]

References

1. "About Kiamal Solar Farm". Kiamal Solar Farm. Total Eren. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
2. Galletta, Simon; Tribe, Matt (26 October 2018). "Victoria's biggest solar farm under construction amid debate over lost agricultural land". ABC Mildura Swan Hill . Retrieved 3 November 2019.
3. "Home - Zero Emissions Water". Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
4. Parkinson, Giles (5 June 2019). "Victoria's biggest solar farm secures finance, may add huge battery" . Retrieved 3 November 2019.
5. Parkinson, Giles (9 July 2019). "Huge machine arrives to support Victoria's biggest solar farm". Renew Economy. Retrieved 4 November 2019.