Tindo, Australia’s only maker of solar panels, has been named the solar PV supplier for Queenland’s historic Bowen Water Pipeline project.
The supply agreement will see 30MW of Tindo’s Australian-made solar panels supplied to the North Queensland water project during 2026 and 2027.
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The Bowen Water Pipeline will bring water from the Burdekin River at Home Hill, south-east to Bowen where it will be used by the horticulture and agriculture industries, and by emerging green energy projects including biodiesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and ammonia.
The pipeline will bring reliable year-round water to the Burdekin region, an area that grows one-fifth of Australia’s fruit and vegetable supply and is Australia’s largest winter vegetable growing area as well as a source of fruit and vegetable exports.
The project, owned by Bowen Pipeline Company, will use 52,174 Tindo 575W Walara utility panels, and they will power the pumps and other machinery in the 182km project which is aiming to be Australia’s first ‘net-zero pipeline’.
Bowen Pipeline Company director Sean Brown said, “We are delighted to be fulfilling our goals of utilising Australian-made solar panels and other Australian world-leading technologies such as onsite HDPE pipe manufacturing and fibre optic leak detection.
“The Bowen Water Pipeline is an ambitious project that builds economic growth in Australia and we want to use Australian expertise and equipment wherever we can.”
Tindo CEO Richard Petterson said Tindo’s inclusion in the Bowen Water Pipeline project was a vindication of the company’s commitment to quality.
“This is a real compliment to our 60 employees who make the highest quality panel in Australia, right here in Adelaide. It’s a vote of confidence in Australian manufacturing.”
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Tindo’s panels recently topped the CHOICE survey of 15 solar panels available in the Australian market. The CHOICE power output test revealed the 410W Tindo panel delivered 417W, while the other solar panels in the review produced less than the manufacturer’s claimed output.
The Bowen Water Pipeline is expected to complete final approvals before the end of the year, with construction beginning 2026.
