AECOM has been appointed as owner’s engineer to support the Solar River Project in the pre-financial close development phase, post-financial close construction phase and delivery and compliance commissioning phases of the project.
AECOM will provide a full suite of owner’s engineer technical services including project management, owner’s site representative and superintendent services.
The Solar River Project Stage 1 is a Crown Development Approved Project which includes the development of a 200 MW PV array and 100 MWh battery generating enough power for 96,000 homes. The array is 3200 x 1800 metres with a transmission line connection to the national grid near Robertstown South Australia. The facility will eliminate 8,750,000 tonnes of CO2 air pollution.
Solar River Project Stage 2 is an additional 200 MW with 150 MWh battery and will commence construction in Q4 2019.
Country updates
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May 23, 2019
Infigen closes acquisition of 109 MW Aussie gas plant
Infigen Energy has announced the acquisition of 109 MW Smithfield Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) in Western Sydney, New South Wales for AUD60 million (US$42 million) in cash. Additional AUD14 million (...
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May 23, 2019
Cellcube and Pangea team up to build 50 MW energy storage project in Australia
CellCube Energy Storage Systems Inc. has announced that Pangea Energy Pty Ltd. and CellCube's 100% subsidiary Enerox GmbH in Wiener Neudorf, Austria, have signed a Letter of Intent on May 13, 2019 to...
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May 23, 2019
Salini Impregilo wins EPC contract for 2 GW hydropower in Australia
Salini Impregilo will build the biggest hydroelectric power station in Australia after winning a contract valued at AU$5.1 billion (US$3.5 billion) for the civil works and an electromechanical compone...
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May 23, 2019
ZEW signs PPA for Kiamal Solar Project in Victoria
Zero Emissions Water (ZEW) has entered into a power purchase agreement deal with the 256.5 MW Kiamal solar photovoltaic plant located in Victoria, Australia. ZEW is a collective of 13 of V...
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May 21, 2019
Funding for Tasmanian interconnector to the mainland
TasNetworks published its Initial Feasibility Report for Project Marinus, which considers the feasibility of Marinus Link in relation to the technical, environmental, planning and economic elements of...
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