Ark Energy locks in AU$1.3 billion for 2.2GWh solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales, Australia

Ark Energy secured AU$1.3 billion funding for its 2.2GWh Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, targeting financial close in September 2026 and operations by January 2029. Separately, Quinbrook submitted a 150MW solar-plus-storage project in Queensland for federal environmental assessment to supply a new polysilicon-to-silicon manufacturing campus.

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