AECOM has been appointed by Octopus Investments and Edify Energy as their project manager and technical advisor for the AU$450 million (US$317 million) 333 MWp Darlington Point Solar Farm, one of the largest solar projects under construction in Australia. When complete, the solar farm which consists of over 800,000 solar panels will generate enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 130,000 homes (665,000 MWh/year).
AECOM has been contracted to provide a full suite of services to support the delivery of the project including project management, contract administration, owner’s engineer, site supervision and lender’s independent technical advisory services over the entire design, construction and commissioning phases of the project.
The new facility will be constructed on a 1,993 hectare site adjacent to TransGrid’s Darlington Point substation at Donald Ross Drive approximately 10 kms south of the town of Darlington Point in the Murrumbidgee shire of Western New South Wales. Approximately 710 ha (7.1sq kms) is proposed to be developed for the solar farm with solar panels mounted on single-axis tracking mounting systems. The generation is expected to start in 2020.
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