The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has received 77 eligible expressions of interest for its A$100 million (US$77 million) large-scale solar photovoltaic competitive round which was announced in September.<\/p>\n
ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the round, which was designed to bring down costs through the deployment of 200 megawatts of large-scale solar PV, had generated strong interest from the sector. \u201cThe level of interest in the ARENA large-scale solar PV competitive round exceeded our expectations,\u201d Frischknecht said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sends a strong signal the sector is serious about deploying large-scale solar and making the most of Australia\u2019s enviable natural solar advantage. We received 77 eligible EOIs seeking approximately A$1.1 billion in ARENA funding for projects in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, totalling more than A$5.5 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe projects represent a total capacity of 2.8 GW, which is more than 10 times Australia\u2019s existing large-scale solar capacity. By all indications, the funding round is on track to significantly boost large-scale deployment across Australia, driving further innovation in the sector and creating efficiencies in Australia\u2019s solar photovoltaic supply chains.\u201d<\/p>\n
Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt said the A$100 million large scale solar round was set to almost double Australia\u2019s large-scale capacity from 240MW to around 440MW.<\/p>\n
ARENA is in the process of assessing EOIs and expects to select and invite highest merit applications to proceed to the full application stage by 16 December 2015. The due date for full applications is 15 June 2016 to allow sufficient time to advance approvals, financing and other key contractual arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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