Conergy’s 13MW Lakeland Solar and Storage Project has started feeding electricity

Australia’s grid connected, utility-scale solar and battery facility-13MW Lakeland Solar and Storage Project on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula has begun feeding electricity into the grid ensuring providing certainty of summer power supply for Far North Queenslanders.

When completed, Lakeland I and II, will deliver a total of 30MW of solar electricity to the grid and provide local power storage to supply Far North Queensland homes and businesses. Lakeland Solar & Storage Project, which was made possible through $17.4M funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is located near the town of Lakeland, in the Cook Shire, which is more than 240km north west of Cairns.

Conergy Managing Director Christopher West claimed “It’s great news for the people of Queensland, and it’s a milestone for Conergy as we bring this facility on line – the first solar and storage project of its scale connected to the grid in Australia.”

Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said the Council was looking forward to working with Conergy again to deliver even more stable and secure power resources for local residents.