Status
Development
State
New South Wales
Capacity
700MW
Storage
400MW/800MWh
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Cobbora Solar Farm
The 700 megawatt Cobbora Solar Farm will generate enough clean renewable energy to power 280,000 homes. It also includes a 400MW/800MWh battery energy storage system that can supply energy on demand, such as peak periods or when the sun isn’t shining.
The project is situated in the NSW Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone and intends to connect into its new transmission lines.
Marble Energy and Dawn Renewables have commenced planning activities and are currently preparing the necessary reports to complement a planning application to the NSW Government.
The project’s development rights were acquired in 2024 by Pacific Partnerships and we will continue providing development services for the project until construction commences, through Dawn Renewables.
Further project details can be found through the project’s website here.
The solar farm will be developed across a 3000 hectare site of mostly cleared grazing land about six kilometres from the small township of Cobbora and 20 kilometres south-west of Dunedoo.
It is located on the site of the Cobbora Coal Mine project, which was proposed for the area in 2014 but did not proceed.
The site’s low undulating landscape makes it ideal for a solar farm development. It is free from flooding and ecological constraints and does not include any Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land (BSAL).
It is located across Warrumbungle Shire Council and Dubbo Regional Council local government areas.
New South Wales
280,000 homes
3000 hectares
Up to 2,900,000/year
700MW
500+
400MW/800MWh
2020–Present
Late 2026
2030
