Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station

The Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station was a proposed 100 megawatts (130,000 hp) concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar PV system to be built at Carwarp, near Mildura, Victoria, Australia. It was proposed by Solar Systems in 2006, which was acquired by Silex Systems in 2010. A 1.5 MW demonstration plant was completed in April 2013. Construction of the larger facility was expected to commence in 2014 and be completed in 2017. However, the expansion plan was abandoned in August 2014 due to a number of factors, including low wholesale electricity prices, a lack of commitment to clean energy by the Australian government and uncertainty surrounding the Renewable Energy Target (RET) in Australia. Another concentrator photovoltaics plant opened in 2023, at 4 MW power and 2.8 MW / 50 MWh storage using the thermal organic Rankine cycle. A conventional 171 MW photovoltaics plant is scheduled for 2026, with 120 MW battery to follow connecting to a 220 kV line.