DP Energy in partnership with Iberdrola has started the construction of its renewable facility that will combine 210 MW wind with 107 MW photovoltaic technologies and once in operation it will generate enough clean energy to power the equivalent of 180,000 Australian homes per year.
The AUD500 million (US$361 million) project will be developed on approximately 5,400 hectares of land running from Port Paterson in the north to Winninowie in the south and spanning Highway One. In recent months, Iberdrola has signed major contracts for the Port Augusta project with Vestas for the supply and installation of 50 wind turbines with a 4.2 MW capacity and Longi for nearly 250,000 solar PV panels. Elecnor will construct the storage areas and access roads, as well as delivering the export transmission line, the substation, and wind farm Balance of Plant. Sterling & Wilson will construct the solar farm.
The project is expected to be commissioned by 2021.
