Victoria connects 119 MW Horsham solar farm as BESS phase prepares to start

The Horsham solar farm is located about 300 km northwest of Melbourne and includes 212,296 PV modules installed in 2025. The broader hybrid project pairs the solar plant with a 100 MW / 200 MWh two-hour battery system and is designed as one of Australia’s first fully publicly owned utility-scale renewable energy assets. Earlier project material estimated annual generation at around 242 GWh, enough to supply roughly 51,000 households. The grid connection is an important milestone because it moves the project from construction toward operational renewable supply and storage-backed firming.