The
decision
by
the
federal
agency
ends
plans
to
build
Australia’s
biggest
solar
project
in
Queensland
by
the
Solar
Dawn
consortium,
which
comprises
French
power
equipment
giant
Areva
and
partner
Wind
Prospect.
The
rejection
of
the
250MW
Solar
Dawn
project
was
seen
as
likely,
due
to
its
high
costs
and
the
earlier
withdrawal
of
funding
support
from
the
Queensland
state
government
because
the
project
failed
to
secure
a
power-purchase
agreement
(PPA).
A
statement
on
the
consortium’s
website
confirms
that
it
will
no
longer
be
pursuing
the
Queensland
project.
“The
announcement
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