The project is to feature 1.3M solar panels and is planned to be completed in early 2018.
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“This investment will help Sun Metals to secure its output by stabilising production costs, and will provide even more job security to the refinery’s 291 employees.”
For the project undertaking, 210 solar-powered jobs are to be created.
Sun Metals CEO Yun Choi added: “The SMC Solar Farm investment of $199 million is the first step in Korea Zinc ensuring the long term viability of the existing refinery and also underpinning the potential for its expansion using world class new technology, with an investment decision due in late 2017.
“An expanded refinery would see an additional $267 million invested and is expected to support up to 827 construction jobs during peak construction and an additional 100 permanent refinery workers once operational, all within North Queensland.”
The solar project should be operational and able to provide renewable energy into the refinery’s energy mix by April 2018.
