Solar Facility

The ACT Government recognises the urgent challenges posed by climate change and is committed to leading the ACT’s response to this issue.

The Government’s climate change strategy, Weathering the Change, targets a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the ACT of 60 percent of 2000 levels by 2050 (see Section 2.1 of this document), and sets out the initiatives and future directions to achieve this target.

The ACT Government understands that climate change can only be addressed in co-operation with other governments, businesses, communities and individuals, and by pursuing a broad range of initiatives to achieve greenhouse gas abatement and adaptation to the impacts of climate change. The Government recognises that renewable energy sources form an important component of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Stage Two of Solar Facility Project

On Monday, 21 December 2009, the Minister for Energy, Simon Corbell, said that the ACT Government was proceeding to Stage Two of the Solar Facility Project and announced the names of the 10 successful proponents for the second stage.

Media release: Shortlist revealed for stage two of Solar Facility Project

Public Consultation

Public consultation sessions on the proposed solar power facility were held on Thursday 18 June and Wednesday 24 June in Civic and Tuggeranong.

• Schedule of public meetings, June 2009 ( WORD 62.5Kb)
• ACT Solar Power Facility presentation - public consultations, June 2009 ( PDF 2314Kb)
  Media Release: Public Meetings on Proposed Solar Power Facility
• Proposed Community Consultation Outline ( WORD 75Kb) 

Downloads

• EOI Addendum 3 ( PDF 20Kb)
• EOI Addendum 2 ( PDF 54Kb)
• EOI Addendum ( PDF 127Kb)
• Fact Sheet: ACT Solar Facility ( PDF 201Kb)
• EOI - Construct, Own and Operate a Solar Power Facility (May 2009)  ( PDF 307Kb)
• Media Release: Industry Interest Called for on ACT Solar Facility
• Media Release: Community Consultation on Possible Solar Facility Sites 
• ACT Solar Facility Q&A (17 April 2009)  ( WORD 64Kb)
• Update on ACT Solar Facility from Minister for Energy, Simon Corbell ( WORD 45Kb)
• ACT Solar Power Facility Q&A (3 March 2009)  ( PDF 71Kb)
• ACT Solar Power Facility Presentation (3 March 2009)   ( PDF 222Kb)
• ACT Solar Power Facility Industry Consultation Paper    ( PDF 86Kb)
• ACT Solar Power Plant Pre-feasibility Study ( 968KB)

Images

• Contextual map of shortlisted sites (  PDF 233Kb)
• Ingledene Forest short listed site aerial image  (JPG 473Kb)
• Kowen Forest short listed site aerial image  ( PDF 543Kb)