# Google’s first Australian renewable energy project to power the data centres underpinning its artificial intelligence and cloud computing is almost ready to connect to the national grid.

*business · news · 2026-05-31 · Australian Financial Review*

## Key points

- Google's first Australian renewable energy project is a 25-megawatt solar farm in Mulwala, NSW.
- The solar farm is designed to power data centres supporting Google's AI and cloud computing operations.
- Google partnered with AirTrunk and European Energy Australia to construct the Mulwala solar facility.
- The solar farm is almost ready to connect to the Australian national electricity grid.

Google’s first Australian renewable energy project to power the data centres underpinning its artificial intelligence and cloud computing is almost ready to connect to the national grid, in an important step towards easing concerns that the facilities will be a drain on energy resources. The 25-megawatt solar farm in Mulwala, in the Riverina district of NSW, has been constructed in partnership with Australian data centre operator AirTrunk and global renewable energy operator European Energy Australia. Loading...

**Companies:** Google, AirTrunk
**Countries:** Australia

[Read the full story on Australian Financial Review](https://www.afr.com/technology/google-airtrunk-data-centre-solar-farm-ready-to-hit-the-grid-20260601-p602mz)

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