Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy announces the commercial operation of the Carwarp Energy Park solar facility near Mildura, Australia, backed by a long-term power purchase agreement with Microsoft.
Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), announced the commercial operation of the Carwarp Energy Park solar facility, with a capacity of 150 megawatts alternating current (MWac), located near Mildura, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The project is backed by a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with Microsoft. It strengthens Recurrent Energy’s track record in developing and operating large-scale renewable energy assets in Australia.
Carwarp Energy Park is connected to the National Electricity Market through the Victorian transmission network at 220 kilovolts (kV). The project also holds the planning and grid approvals needed to incorporate a hybrid 120 MW battery energy storage system (BESS), an architecture comparable to that of the 360 MW Sundown solar-storage project in New South Wales, recently approved in the country. According to Recurrent Energy, this hybrid configuration would open a path toward strengthening flexibility and reliability across the national grid. Australia’s large-scale solar market continues to develop, in line with transactions such as Purvah Green’s acquisition of 1.4 GW of solar assets from ReNew in India.
The facility incorporates approximately 243,000 high-efficiency Canadian Solar TOPCon modules. It is expected to generate around 405 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity annually, enough to power approximately 65,000 Australian households, according to the company. The site is also expected to avoid approximately 227,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year, equivalent to removing more than 49,000 internal combustion engine vehicles from the road, per Recurrent Energy.
Construction of the project supported approximately 300 jobs, and it is expected to continue generating local economic benefits during its operating phase. As part of its collaboration with Microsoft and through its Community CaRE program, Recurrent Energy has established a dedicated community benefit fund for Carwarp Energy Park. The fund will be administered in Australia by Groundswell Giving and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), and is designed to support community-led climate and environmental initiatives, including those led by First Nations communities.
Dylan Marx, chief executive officer of Recurrent Energy, said the early commercial operation of Carwarp Energy Park demonstrated the company’s ability to deliver high-quality, large-scale renewable infrastructure safely and efficiently. He added that the project, combined with the PPA secured with Microsoft, the community fund and the approval to incorporate energy storage, was positioned to deliver community benefits, clean energy and grid value for years to come. Liz Fitch, head of corporate, external and legal affairs for Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, said Australia’s transition to a low-carbon economy required sustained investment in energy infrastructure, and that projects such as Carwarp Energy Park were helping meet growing demand for clean electricity, including from digital technologies.
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