Project Summary
If developed, Tallawang Solar Farm will involve the construction, operation, and maintenance of a 500MW solar farm on approximately 1300 hectares, with a development footprint occupying approximately 1016 hectares.
A temporary workers accommodation facility is also proposed, located within the solar farm boundary as shown on the layout plan hatched in purple. The accommodation camp will be accessed through a new access track from Castlereagh Highway within the site boundary as hatched in purple on the layout plan. The Project will generate around 380 full time equivalent jobs during construction (with a peak of 420 onsite workers estimated in August 2027), and 10 full time staff during operation and maintenance phases. There is currently not enough accommodation in the region to house a workforce of this size.
The solar farm will connect to the Central West REZ and feed into the National Electricity Market. It is anticipated that the solar farm will generate enough electricity to supply approximately 330,000 NSW households.
RES is currently undertaking a number of environmental and social impact studies to assess the suitability of the site, understand any community concerns, and identify opportunities for the benefits of clean energy to flow locally.
The proposed solar project will utilise bi-facial solar modules to generate energy from both the front and rear of the panels. Panels are likely be a maximum of 5 metres high and 10 metres apart, arranged in rows. This distance between rows allows for ongoing use of the land for grazing or existing agricultural activities.
To enable the transfer of energy, other relevant infrastructure will be positioned across the site, such as inverters, transformers, battery units etc., as well as a number of temporary (during construction) and permanent operational and maintenance buildings.