{"id":73940,"date":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/09\/14\/saudi-owned-renewable-project-developer-says-australian-solar-farm-is-fully-operational\/"},"modified":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","slug":"saudi-owned-renewable-project-developer-says-australian-solar-farm-is-fully-operational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/09\/14\/saudi-owned-renewable-project-developer-says-australian-solar-farm-is-fully-operational\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi-owned renewable project developer says Australian solar farm is fully operational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a> <strong>Abdul Latif Jameel Energy\u2019s Aussie solar farm is up and running: <\/strong>The <a href=\"http:\/\/metzsolarfarm.com\/\">Metz solar farm<\/a> in Australia\u2019s New South Wales \u2014 which is owned by the Australian arm of Saudi-owned renewable energy project developer <a href=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/\">Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV)<\/a> \u2014 is now running at full capacity, according to an FRV statement <a href=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/frv-australia-metz-solar-farm-achieves-commercial-operation-delivering-more-clean-energy-to-nearly-40000-households-in-the-region\/\">published yesterday<\/a>. The farm has an output of 115 MW, which is enough to meet the energy needs of up to 40k households, the company said. Phase one of the facility launched <a href=\"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/news\/frv-australia-metz-solar-farm-has-started-generating-clean-energy\/\">in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong> In 2020 FRV <a href=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/frv-consigue-la-financiacion-para-la-planta-solar-de-metz-en-nueva-gales-del-sur-australia\/\">completed the acquisition<\/a> of the solar power project, under which a power purchase agreement was signed in 2018 with Australian electricity generation company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowyhydro.com.au\/\">Snowy Hydro<\/a>. The project was funded through a green loan provided by Westpac and NORD\/LB, though the statement didn\u2019t disclose how much was invested.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About FRV: <\/strong>FRV is owned by Saudi Arabia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/energy-and-environmental-services\/energy-overview\/\">Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental Services<\/a>, a leading solar PV developer. In late-2021, FRV <a href=\"https:\/\/frv.com\/en\/frv-da-la-bienvenida-a-omers-infrastructure-como-nuevo-socio-de-su-plataforma-de-energias-renovables-en-australia\/\">sold a 49% stake<\/a> in its Australian arm to Canadian pension fund Omers Infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abdul Latif Jameel Energy\u2019s Aussie solar farm is up and running: The Metz solar farm in Australia\u2019s New South Wales \u2014 which is owned by the Australian arm of Saudi-owned renewable energy project developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) \u2014 is now running at full capacity, according to an FRV statement published yesterday. 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