Jimblebar Solar Farm and Newman Battery Project

cancelled

BHP planned to build a 50 megawatt solar farm at its Jimblebar mine and a 40 megawatt-hour battery in Newman, Western Australia's Pilbara region, as part of a larger renewable energy initiative to reduce emissions in its iron ore business. The combined project was estimated to cost about $300 million and aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the inland iron ore division by 15% by the end of the decade. However, the project was cancelled due to budget cuts and capital constraints, with its scope transferred to a larger WA Iron Ore renewables program focusing on commercial arrangements for renewable energy.