Vena Energy Australia has opened its 95-MW/127-MW DC Tailem Bend solar park located 100km south-east of Adelaide in South Australia and starts working on a similar-sized second phase project and a battery storage plan.
The photovoltaic park consists of over 390,000 Jinko Solar panels that are expected to generate 200,000 MWh of electricity per year, enough to supply about 40,000 homes. Vena Energy secured a power generation license and generated first power from the plant in February.
UGL Pty Ltd, a unit CIMIC Group Ltd, was the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the AUD200 million (US$138.8m) project. Snowy Hydro Ltd will purchase the entire output of the project under a 22-year off-take deal.
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June 21, 2019
Genex receives generator performance standard approval for 250 MW K-2 hydro project in Queensland
Genex Power Limited has announced that the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has completed its assessment of the Generator Performance Standards (GPS) for the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Proje...
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June 20, 2019
Vestas secures 227 MW Collector Wind project in Australia
Vestas has successfully secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the 227 MW Collector Wind farm, to be developed by RATCH-Australia Corporation. The contract includes the supp...
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June 18, 2019
Mpower to build a 6.8 MW solar park in South Australia
MPower, subsidiary of Australian power sector investor Tag Pacific Ltd, has won an order to build a 6.8-MW solar park in Mannum, South Australia. The facility consists of 17,000 photov...
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June 14, 2019
Financial close for 256.5 MWp solar project in Australia
Total Eren has announced the financial close for its 256.5 MWp Kiamal Solar Farm located in North-West Victoria. Kiamal has been project-financed by ANZ (Australia), ING (Netherlands) and Natixis (Fr...
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June 13, 2019
J-Power invests AUD25 million to help fund 250 MW Kidston hydro project in Australia
Japan's J-Power will invest up to AUD25 million (US$17.5 million) in Genex to fund the company's construction of a key pumped storage hydro project in Australia. J-Power has signed a share subscriptio...
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