World Power Plants

GREENOUGH RIVER PV140 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Greenough River PV1 is a 40 MW solar power plant in Australia, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #46 of 83 solar plants in Australia, it contributes 0.07% of the country's total solar capacity of 56,058 MW. Nearby plants include Mungarra Power Station (112 MW, Gas), Mungarra (112 MW, Gas), and Walkaway Wind Farm (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Western Australia, approximately 400 km north of Perth.

Capacity
40 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
First Solar
Location
-28.9036°, 115.1116°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 339. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #15,123 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,257 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of Australia
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

First Solar operates 6 plants totalling 85 MW

Regional density

9 plants within 100 km, 536 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mungarra (1.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: -28.903641, 115.111628
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

GREENOUGH RIVER PV1 is a solar power plant producing approximately 63 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Australia
Continent
Oceania
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
SolarCoalGasHydro
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