Have your say on an application for a generation authority for the proposed Lower Wonga Solar Farm project. This authority will allow the applicant to operate the solar generating plant and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and to connect it to the transmission network.
The Lower Wonga Solar Farm and BESS is located in the Gympie Regional Council area, approximately 28 kilometres (km) northwest of Gympie.
Construction of the Solar Farm and BESS commenced in June 2026 with commissioning proposed for November 2027 to August 2028. The applicant, Lower Wonga Fund Pty Ltd as trustee of the Lower Wonga Solar Farm Trust, must have a generation authority to operate the plant and connect it to the transmission network.
We are inviting feedback on this application to connect the generating plant and BESS to a transmission network. The connection will be via the Powerlink 275 kilovolt Woolooga Substation and has a nameplate rating of 348 megawatts and a maximum of 281 megawatts at the connection point.
Permission Requirements
The operator must apply to the Regulator and be granted a generation authority under section 179 of the Electricity Act 1994, unless the infrastructure is to be located wholly on land the applicant owns or leases.
We must then seek feedback on the application from the public, including people who might be affected by or interested in the project.
Once feedback and other relevant matters have been considered, we will decide whether to issue a generation authority to the applicant to proceed with the proposed electricity generation activity.
Have your Say
We are seeking feedback from the public about the application to assess:
- the suitability of:
- the applicant to hold a generation authority
- the owner (also the applicant) to be the owner
- other matters to be considered under section 180 of the Act.
Read the information paper to learn more about the application.
Submissions
Submit your written feedback under ‘Submit your feedback’.
Submissions will close at 5pm on Thursday 10 December 2026.Late submissions will not be considered.
