Amp Power Australia Pty Limited, the Australian operating company of global developer Amp Energy (Amp) together with initiating project developer EPS Energy has executed an Agreement for Lease with the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (BDAC) for the strategically located Yoorndoo Ilga (388 MW) solar farm (YIS) and hybridized 150 MW Battery Energy Storage system located in Whyalla, South Australia.
The Agreement for Lease relates to land recently secured by BDAC in accordance with the terms of an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the South Australian Government, which followed the recognition of the Barngarla People as native title holders of large parts of the Upper Spencer Gulf and the Eyre Peninsula.
The Yoorndoo Ilga Solar Farm is one of three sites announced by Amp with the establishment of the Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia (REHSA) in May 2021. With the land secured, once development and other approvals are completed, YIS will create up to 400 equivalent full-time jobs during construction including the regional workforce, and will generate electricity production to power the equivalent of 100,000 homes each year. Total investment in the Whyalla region of South Australia would exceed AUD500 million (US$366.32 million).
