German company starts construction of Australia's largest solar power plant

A German company, innogy SE in Essen, is behind Australia's largest solar power plant, Limondale in New South Wales. It will be fully operational by mid 2020. We asked Thorsten Blanke from innogy SE to tell us more about the 650-million-dollar investment.

Source: Innogy

Source: Innogy

“Electricity prices in Australia have risen strongly over the past decade and are among the highest in the world. An expansion of renewable energies can contribute towards reducing the energy costs for customers. Especially wind and solar are cost-effective alternatives in a country with excellent natural renewable resources.”

Thorsten Blanke, CEO of innogy Renewables Australia Pty Ltd

Source: innogy SE

The site of Australia's largest solar power plant, shortly before the first cut of the spade in October 2018