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Is that because of weakness in the grid?

From what I have read all the solar farms have massive ability to generate electricity but in many places the grid is too too weak to take it .
(What a waste!)
Wermen is placed on the perimeter of the grid’s ‘Rhombus of Death’ in north west Victoria .

THE RHOMBUS OF DEATH

https://reneweconomy.com.au/victori...ahead-after-solving-connection-dilemma-68095/
.... “rhombus of death”, a part of the network that doesn’t have the “system strength” to accommodate all the wind and solar projects planned for the area.

The Australian Energy Market Operator issued a warning in May that any developments – without major system upgrades – would face significant curtailment issues. The options to get around this were investing in machinery known as synchronous condensers, or await a network upgrade, which could take years.”

The story is about another solar farm on this grid line, Kiamal, (@ $300M the largest yet) which has been delayed because of the grid issues .
Last month it decided to invest in a synchronous condenser... This may have benefits for Wermen’s output as well?


“Kiamal, as the largest solar project proposed for the area, was expected to be particularly badly hit, and after going back to the drawing board its developers have decided to invest in a large synchronous condenser to advance the project.

Synchronous condensers are decades old technology. They are rotating machines that do not generate power as such, but can provide “system strength” when needed. South Australia’s ElectraNet is installing three such machines to boost its network.

The “syncon” to be installed by Total Eren will provide a fault contribution of greater than 600MVA, which is around three times the size of the peak output for the solar farm. According to Michael Vawser, Total Eren is doing this because of economies of scale, and because it will make the yet-to-be-finalised connection process smoother.

It will also facilitate the development of many other wind and solar projects in the area, including some that recently won contracts from the Victoria government under its auction for 650MW of wind and solar capacity.