Limondale Solar Farm is a

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south of

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in southwestern

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, Australia. When it was completed, it was the largest solar farm in Australia. It is owned by German company

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through a subsidiary Belectric Solar and Battery, and was constructed by Australian engineering company

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. The Limondale site was identified and the initial proposal was developed by Overland Sun Farming. The site is adjacent to a

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220kV substation. The development received planning consent from the

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on 1 September 2017. Innogy was initially brought in as a financial partner, but then it acquired ownership in September 2018, prior to construction. Construction began in October 2018, and was completed in 2020. Immediately south of the Limondale solar farm, the Sunraysia Solar Farm is also under construction.

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