South Australia was planning to build the world's largest thermal solar plant. There were notices in the press and the peer review in heralding the grand scheme. Claims were that the cost of the plant would be cut to one half, and produce three times more energy. 1
The plant received formal development approval from the state government on January 9, 2018. SolarReserve anticipated commencing construction in mid-2018 and taking 650 workers two and a half years to build it.