| Darling Downs Solar Farm | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Location: | 45km west of Dalby, Queensland |
| Status: | O |
| Commissioned: | May 2018 |
| Owner: | APA Group |
| Solar Type: | PV |
| Solar Collectors: | 430,000 |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 110 |
Darling Downs Solar Farm is a 110MW photovoltaic solar power station in Queensland, Australia developed by APA Group 45 km west of Dalby in the Darling Downs region next to the Darling Downs Power Station. All of the power it produces will be sold to Origin Energy until 2030. It connects to the national electricity grid through Powerlink's Braemar substation. It has approximately 430,000 solar panels on an area of approximately .[1]
It was planned by Origin Energy, which owns the adjacent natural gas Darling Downs Power Station. Origin received planning approval and support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) before selling the project to APA Group in May 2017.[2] designed and built by RCR Tomlinson under an engineering, procurement and construction contract of approximately .[3]
Darling Downs was the ninth solar farm approved by the Western Downs Regional Council.[4]