# Nextracker and Orrcon Steel open solar tracker component plant in Brisbane

Nextracker and Orrcon Steel (a BlueScope Steel subsidiary) announced an agreement to manufacture Australian-made steel components for solar trackers at a new facility in Brisbane, Queensland. The facility was officially opened on March 14, 2024, and will supply components for the 480MWp Aldoga Solar Farm near Gladstone.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-03-14
- Where: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Starts operating: 14 Mar 2024
- Status: completed
- Products: solar tracker steel components
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [NEXTracker](https://endata.com/companies/20003.md)
- [BlueScope Steel](https://endata.com/companies/3771.md) (partner)
- [ACCIONA Energía](https://endata.com/companies/59778.md) (customer)
- [Orrcon Steel](https://endata.com/companies/76213.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240313484617/en/Nextracker-and-Orrcon-Steel-to-Deliver-Sovereign-Capability-in-Australia), 2024-03-14: "The new manufacturing facility was officially opened today by Queensland Minister for Energy and Clean Economy Jobs, Mick de Brenni MP."

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