Alinta Energy has decided a stand-alone solar-thermal power plant is a technically feasible option to redevelop Port Augusta's coal-fired power station.
The company says it will focus on the commercial feasibility of building a field of mirrors to concentrate sunlight for a central receiver.
Many in the local community have been pushing for a stand-alone solar-thermal plant rather than a hybrid solar and coal plant.
Alinta says it has assessed the technological risks of hybrid plants and considers them too risky, and is confident a solar-thermal plant can have a longer operating life.
The next step will be to investigate the cost of building a plant south-east of the current Northern and Playford power stations.
That study is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
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