The Coordinator-General of Queensland, a state located in the north-east of Australia, has approved a development application submitted by Asia Pacific Agri-Corp for a new abbatoir in the Gladstone State Development Area (SDA).
The development approval provides for 95 hectares of solar panels, capable of generating 78 MW of electricity or almost one third of the sites total electricity needs.
Asia Pacific Agri-Corp also plans to install an on-site 33 MW hydrogen plant to service the abattoir’s boiler.
The company will now undertake detailed design prior to starting construction. This is scheduled for May 2019, subject to subsequent approvals, with operations expected to commence by 2021.
Required pending approvals include Gladstone Regional Council for operational works and Environmental Authority permits from the Department of Environment and Science for the meat processing and irrigation activities onsite.
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