HOCHTIEF Group company Pacific Partnerships, a subsidiary of CIMIC, has acquired the development rights for the 300 MWdc Hopeland Solar Farm in Queensland, the second large-scale solar project to be owned and developed by Pacific Partnerships.
Hopeland Solar Project is located 290 km west of Brisbane in the Darling Downs, a region that is identified in the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan as having high-quality solar resources. The region has close to 2.2 GW of committed renewable energy projects in the pipeline.
Pacific Partnerships is currently undertaking early works as part of the project's development and is working with CIMIC Group company UGL to support this phase. Pacific Partnerships will go on to manage the engineering, procurement, and construction, with operations and renewable energy generation currently expected to commence in 2026.