The Government has committed $1.5 billion to support the construction of up to four large scale, grid-connected solar power stations in Australia, using solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies.
The Solar Flagships program is part of the Australian Government’s $4.5 billion Clean Energy Initiative (CEI), announced in the May 2009 Budget.
The primary objective of the Solar Flagships program is to provide the foundation for large scale, grid-connected, solar power to play a significant role in Australia’s electricity supply and to operate within a competitive electricity market. The Government’s aim is to establish up to 1,000 megawatts of solar power generation capacity.
More information on the Solar Flagships program is available in the Solar Flagships Program factsheet
[PDF, 345KB].
Round 1 of the Solar Flagships program
The Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP, launched Round 1 of the Solar Flagships program on 11 December 2010.
The Department received 52 proposals for Round 1 of the program, which closed on 15 February 2010. For further information on the first round of the program, please see the Minister’s media release titled “Strong Demand for Solar Flagship Program”
Further information on
program guidelines and selection is available on the following page.