Overview
Wooderson Solar Farm is a proposed renewable energy development at Mount Alma in Central Queensland, approximately 40 kilometres south-west of Gladstone and 20 kilometres west of Calliope. The project is being delivered by Central Queensland Power and is designed to supply firmed renewable electricity to the National Electricity Market.
Proposed project components include:
- approximately 980,000 solar photovoltaic modules with up to 450 MW generating capacity
- a 450 MW DC-coupled battery energy storage system with up to 3,600 MWh of storage
- a substation, switching yard and 275 kV overhead transmission connection
- overhead and underground electrical reticulation
- internal access tracks, fencing, laydown areas and an operations and maintenance facility
- temporary construction facilities, including a construction compound.
DELIVERY SCHEDULE
The project is progressing through development, approvals, grid connection studies and detailed site investigations. Lead construction contractor procurement is being undertaken in late 2026, construction is anticipated to commence in the first quarter of 2028, and project completion is targeted for December 2030, subject to approvals, financing and final investment decisions.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Central Queensland Power encourages suitably qualified Australian and local businesses to monitor and register interest in project supply opportunities. Anticipated requirements include civil and electrical balance of plant, solar panels, inverters, battery cells, substation equipment, high-voltage transmission, transport, construction facilities, commissioning and skilled labour. Small works procurement is expected to begin approximately six to nine months before construction.
Businesses should maintain a complete and updated Gateway by ICN profile. Register your interest in relevant full-scope work packages, and respond to all project-specific questions. Registration of interest does not guarantee progression through the procurement process; suppliers will be assessed against the capability, capacity, safety, quality and commercial requirements applying to each opportunity.
FURTHER ASSISTANCE
Suppliers seeking further information should contact ICN Queensland in the first instance to improve their understanding of the EOI process.
