For the economy – Creating around 450 jobs at peak construction and six full-time roles once operational
For the climate – Offsetting around 940,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year and storing energy to power up to 96,000 homes.
Project Overview
The Croydon Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is a proposed landmark renewable energy project in Lotus Creek in Queensland’s Isaac Region. The Project is expected to generate 750 MW of solar energy and provide 500 MW of battery storage, helping to deliver reliable, affordable and clean power to homes and businesses across the state. It is also expected to create local employment and procurement opportunities and support long-term economic investment in the Isaac Region.
The BESS is designed to strengthen the local electricity network by storing energy and discharging it during periods of high demand. This will help maximise the use of existing network infrastructure, improve network efficiency, and support a more reliable energy supply.
We are working with specialist consultants to undertake a comprehensive program of technical, environmental and social studies. These assessments will help identify, avoid and mitigate potential impacts while ensuring the project meets all relevant regulatory and statutory requirements. Studies currently underway include:
Cultural Heritage
Social Impact Assessment
Traffic and Transport
Agricultural land and soil characteristics
Fire and bushfire risk
Flora and fauna
Visual amenity and landscape character
Noise and acoustic impacts
Stormwater and drainage management.
We are committed to working closely with local communities, neighbours, Traditional Owners and stakeholders throughout the project’s development.
We are committed to building a positive legacy in the Isaac Region and sharing benefits broadly. At its core, the Croydon Solar Farm is designed to support a more reliable and affordable energy for the future while creating opportunities for long-term community investment.
As part of the project’s approval pathway, we are undertaking a Social Impact Assessment in consultation with communities and stakeholders across the region. This process will inform a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA), which we will develop with Isaac Regional Council (IRC). This approach ensures that we identify challenges together with community and stakeholders, and maximise opportunities for long-term and impactful investment, development, and benefit sharing.
We are also continuing early consultation with key stakeholders, including near neighbours, the Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation (BBAC), and Isaac Regional Council.
Community engagement
We’ve been meeting with neighbours, community members, landholders, local businesses, community representatives and government stakeholders across the Isaac Region since we started developing the Croydon Solar Farm in early 2025.
The feedback and local knowledge shared with us are helping to shape the Project, inform the SIA and guide our approach to managing potential impacts and delivering meaningful community benefits.
Community Benefits Workshop
In early September, we hosted a Community Benefits Workshop at Lotus Creek Homestead. The workshop provided an opportunity for local residents, landholders and Isaac Regional Council representatives to hear a Project update and discuss local priorities and ideas for community investment.
Key priorities identified included:
Annual community grants
Community and education facilities
Health and emergency services
Roads and community resilience
Support for local groups and long-term community assets
These priorities will be considered as the Project’s SIA and CBA processes progress. The ideas raised are not confirmed commitments at this stage and will require further discussion with Isaac Regional Council.
Our Community Benefits Workshop Report Back summarises what we heard, how the Project team is responding and the priorities identified for further consideration. The report is available below.
Working with Traditional Owners
We recognise the Barada Barna People as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Project is proposed.
We are also proud to be working in close collaboration with the Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation (BBAC), helping ensure the Project is developed with respect for Country and recognition of the region’s rich cultural heritage.
In late August and early September 2026, the Project team joined BBAC representatives for a cultural heritage walkover of the proposed Project area. The walkover formed part of our ongoing cultural heritage work and provided an important opportunity to share knowledge, strengthen our relationship and discuss the Project on Country.
Thank you for your continued engagement
A sincere thank you to everyone who has engaged with us so far. It has been valuable to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new members of the community.
The conversations we have had, whether at community sessions, through direct discussions or via written feedback, are helping to shape our approach to the Project and how we work with communities across the Isaac Region.
We look forward to continuing the conversation throughout the next stages of the Project and beyond.
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