Malaysia's Gamuda Renewables buys into major Australian solar-battery hybrid project, eyes data centre expansion
By
Giles Parkinson
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Malaysian energy giant Gamuda Renewables has acquired a stake in one of Australia's largest solar and battery hybrid projects, located in Victoria's Latrobe Valley — historically the heart of Australia's brown coal industry. The company is already exploring expansion plans to accommodate a co-located data centre, signaling a strategic shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy infrastructure. Gamuda is also developing wind and solar projects in Tasmania, and this Victorian project marks its first entry into the state.
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Gamuda is already looking at expanding the scale of the project to accommodate and power a co-located data centre
The project is located in the heart of Victoria's Latrobe Valley, the centre of its brown coal generator
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