Claim: Cloncurry Solar Farm which was a solar thermal power station.
Evidence: A solar thermal power station was to be built in Cloncurry, in north-west Queensland. It was reported in November 2010 that the project was scrapped because of light pollution concerns. However, as of 2 December 2011 Ingenero Pty Ltd have been named preferred developer to install a 2 MW photovoltaic power system, installation is expected to commence in July 2012. On 24 May 2012 the recently elected Newman government announced the withdrawal of state funds for the project. In a statement the Minister for Energy Mark McArdle described the reason for the scrapping as 'saving the taxpayer's money'. The government decided to invest the remaining $5.7 million from the project towards a photovoltaic solar farm for the area.