European Energy’s 31MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales is now operating at full generation output following completion of construction, energisation, and commissioning.
The 31MW solar farm, which will incorporate a 25MW/100 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), is supported by an offtake agreement with data centre operator AirTrunk, which provides long-term contracted demand for the project’s renewable electricity.
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“Having Mulwala operating at full output is an important step for our activities in Australia. We have taken the project through development, construction, energisation and commissioning, and we are now delivering renewable electricity in New South Wales,” European Energy Australia head and vice president Catriona McLeod.
“The majority of the green electricity is going to AirTrunk, with a portion of the energy uncontracted and simply feeding into the grid for energy consumers in New South Wales. We thank our partner AirTrunk for joining us to officially open the site and look forward to continuing the collaboration.”
Construction of Mulwala Solar Farm began in September 2025 and created more than 250 local jobs with the on-site workforce peaking at 73 per day.
The project required more than 40,000 working hours to install over 50,000 solar panels supported by almost 7,000 piles. Construction was completed in March of this year and energised the same month.
Commissioning and testing continued through 2026, culminating in the project successfully operating at full output in recent weeks before European Energy and AirTrunk joined local stakeholders to officially open the farm.
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Mulwala forms part of European Energy’s expanding Australian portfolio across solar, wind, and battery storage.
