Construction has commenced on Fortescue’s 690MW Turner River solar farm in the Pilbara – the final solar installation required to deliver the Company’s Real Zero decarbonisation plan – and a 650MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Cloudbreak.
These projects form part of Fortescue’s rapidly expanding integrated renewable energy ecosystem – the Pilbara Green Grid – which is being built to power the Company’s Pilbara operations with renewable energy.
Once complete and combined with Fortescue’s Solomon Airport solar farm (440MW), Cloudbreak solar farm (190MW) and North Star Junction solar farm (100MW), Fortescue will have delivered all solar generation required to achieve Real Zero across its terrestrial iron ore operations.
Together, the projects will generate more than 1.4GW of renewable energy capacity – enough to power around half a million Australian homes.
Construction of Turner River is expected to be completed in 2028, with over one million solar panels to be installed during the build. Construction of the Cloudbreak BESS is expected to be completed in FY27, delivering 74MW of power for a period of approximately eight hours.
The Cloudbreak BESS will comprise 124 battery units integrated directly into Fortescue’s Cloudbreak solar farm. Fortescue has also completed commissioning of two battery energy storage systems at Eliwana and North Star Junction, strengthening the delivery of firm renewable power across its Pilbara operations.
