The Parkes Solar Farm gets financed and starts construction

Approximately 4 months after Neoen received confirmation of ARENA’s grant for the Parkes Solar Farm, the project reaches Financial Close.

Together with the Griffith and Dubbo projects, the Parkes Solar Farm is the first project to reach this milestone in the context of the ARENA large-scale solar competitive round. ARENA and the CEFC describe this success in the following press releases:

https://arena.gov.au/media/nsws-solar-bonanza-become-reality/

http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/media/files/cefc-accelerates-large-scale-solar-construction-in-new-south-wales-with-$150-million-investment.aspx

Bouygues Construction, the contractor chosen by Neoen to build this project, have received notice to proceed and are set to start construction works within days.