Have your say on an application for a generation authority for the proposed Bundaberg Solar Farm project. This authority will allow the applicant to operate the generating plant and to connect it to the distribution network.
The Bundaberg Solar Farm is a renewable energy project located in the Bundaberg Region, approximately 45 km west of Bundaberg in central Queensland. Construction of the solar farm commenced in 2024 and infrastructure testing is due to start in October 2025. To operate the plant, the applicant, Global Power Generation Australia Pty Ltd must have a generation authority.
We are inviting feedback on this application to connect the generating plant to a distribution network. The connection will be via the Damascus switching station and has a maximum export capacity of 78 megawatts (MW).
Permission requirements
Unless the infrastructure is to be located wholly on land the applicants own or lease, the operator must apply to the Regulator and be granted a generation authority under 179 of the Electricity Act 1994.
We must then seek feedback on the application from the public, including people who might be affected by or interested in the project.
Once feedback and other relevant matters have been considered, we will decide whether to issue a generation authority to the applicant to proceed with the proposed electricity generation activity.
Have your say
We are seeking feedback from the public about the application to assess:
- the suitability of:
- the applicants to hold a generation authority
- the owner (also the applicants) to be the owner
- other matters to be considered under section 180 of the Act.
Read the information paper to learn more about the application.
Now accepting submissions
Submissions will close at 5pm on 11July 2025. Any submissions that are lodged after this time will not be considered.
Submit your written feedback by email or mail using the contact details under 'Submit your feedback'.
