The 10-megawatt solar farm is made up of over 27,000 solar panels and will supply up to 40 per cent of the energy needs of Robertson Barracks in Darwin.
While the project will help make Defence facilities more self-reliant, it also has wider benefit with excess solar power from the project to be fed into the Darwin grid, supplying cheap, renewable energy to households and businesses.
The project involves a power purchase agreement, generating savings on electricity costs and accelerating the transition to clean energy.
The delivery of Defence’s second solar project in the Northern Territory follows the launch of a 3.2-megawatt solar farm at RAAF Base Darwin in January this year.
“The Robertson Barracks solar farm shows how Defence is partnering with industry to deliver renewable energy, improving energy security and reducing emissions across the Defence estate," said Matt Thistlethwaite the Assistant Minister for Defence.
"The Defence estate plays a critical role in supporting ADF operational readiness and having a safe and maintained estate is integral to capability and supporting ADF members who live, work and train on base.”