Wak Wak Solar Farm

Proponent: Darwin H2 Project Nominee Pty Ltd

Overview

The proposed action is the development of a 2.7 gigawatt peak solar farm with a 6 gigawatt hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Wak Wak locality in the Litchfield Local Government Area.

The proposed action is located within NT Portion 4477, and sections 1435, 1436 and 1580 Hundred of Guy, approximately 45 km southeast of Darwin.

Energy generated at the solar farm is intended to be delivered to Middle Arm to power existing industrial end users and to provide power for potential green hydrogen production. Transmission infrastructure is not part of the proposed action.

The proposed activities require a project area of approximately 3,400 ha. A disturbance footprint of approximately 2,500 ha has been identified as suitable for development of the solar farm and ancillary infrastructure, including BESS, workshops, internal transmission infrastructure, inverters, transformers, access roads, laydown areas, and site offices and ablutions.

Further construction would progress when and if required based on additional industrial demand.

The project would operate for approximately 60 years with repowering of infrastructure required after 30 years.

Stage 1: Referral

NT EPA notices

• Notice of Decision to accept referral for standard assessment - 30 January 2026 PDF (623.1 KB)

Public consultation

Statutory notice (5 February 2026)

The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 5 February 2026 to invite public comment on the referral for standard assessment submitted by Darwin H2 Nominee Pty Ltd for the Wak Wak Solar Farm located in the Litchfield Local Government Area.

Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 5 March 2026. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.

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