{"id":71863,"date":"2023-03-02T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T20:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=71863"},"modified":"2023-03-02T07:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T20:30:25","slug":"glenrowan-solar-farm-mb2847","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/glenrowan-solar-farm-mb2847\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenrowan Solar Farm Construction Gets Cranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Glenrowan<\/p>\n

Victoria’s Andrews Government has announced construction of Glenrowan Solar Farm in the state’s north-east has commenced.<\/p>\n

The project was the first to score a guernsey under the second Victorian Renewable Energy Target Auction (VRET2).<\/p>\n

\u201cVictoria\u2019s historic VRET2 auction is helping to supply all Victorian Government operations with 100 per cent clean renewable electricity by 2025 \u2013 and it will attract billions of dollars of investment into regional Victoria,” said<\/a> Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D\u2019Ambrosio.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Glenrowan Solar Farm<\/a> is a 130 MWdc\/102 MWac PV project located approximately 2 kilometres south-west of Glenrowan<\/a>, which is around 230 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. The site is located within\u00a0 Victoria\u2019s Central North Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) and was chosen for its flat, already cleared land and proximity to an existing transmission line.<\/p>\n

Site work preparations began in January, with site facility completion and the first deliveries of piles for construction occurring last month. In late February, piling works commenced. It’s expected this work, which involves approximately 10 rigs driving around 35,000 piles, will take approximately three months to complete. Vegetation screens will be planted in March and April around the perimeter of the solar farm, and native species will be used.<\/p>\n

It’s anticipated 150 direct full-time equivalent jobs will be created during construction and four ongoing full-time equivalent jobs once the clean power station is operation. The facility is being developed by CIMIC Group company Pacific Partnerships, which acquired development rights for Glenrowan Solar Farm from ESCO Pacific in late 2021.<\/p>\n

According to the project web site, electricity generation is expected to commence at the end of this year. Electricity generated will be sold to the Victorian Government under a long-term contract.<\/p>\n

Other VRET2 Projects<\/h2>\n

Six projects have been funded under VRET2<\/a> involving a total of 623 MW of new renewable generation capacity, and up to 365 MW and 600 megawatt-hours (MWh) of new battery energy storage. The other projects are:<\/p>\n