Karadoc Solar Farm, Victoria, Australia - Project details and construction updates

Karadoc Solar Farm, Victoria, Australia - Project details and construction updates Last Modified: 21-Apr-2020 7:54 AM
  • 112 MW
    installed capacity of the Karadoc Solar Farm, located 35km south of the township of Mildura. The farm is operational.
  • 74 GWh
    of electricity will be generated per year by the farm once operational.
  • 110,000
    approximate number of households that can be powered by the farm each year.
  • ? tonnes
    estimated reduction in CO2 emissions each year, once the farm is operational.
  • 275
    hectares of land will be used for the solar farm.
  • 340,000
    solar panels that will be used. The project will utilize NEXTracker's single-axis tracking system.
  • 4
    major organisations involved: Project Developer: BayWa RE, EPC and O&M: Beon Energy, PPA: Carlton and United Breweries, Flow Power (20 MW)
  • ?
    estimated project cost.
  • 300
    peak jobs during construction phase. Beon Energy partnered with the Andrews Government to employ 46 Jobs Victoria workers (like Ali & Kienen in the picture) both at this project as well as the sister Yatpool solar farm project. Jobs Victoria is a programme run by the state govt where partners work locally to identify the needs of employers and support job seekers into jobs that meet those needs.
  • ?
    FTE during operational phase.
  • Likely start of construction with completion due late 2018.
    Mar 2018
    Likely start of construction with completion due late 2018.
  • 05 Mar 2018
    Contract to design, build and commission the project awarded to Beon Energy.
  • 22 Mar 2018
    Carlton & United Breweries signed a 12-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for less than half of the output of the project, which in turn will account for nearly 90 per cent of its total electricity needs.
  • Delivery and installation works at the collector substation.
    Jun 2018
    Delivery and installation works at the collector substation.
  • Major milestone achieved with the successful energisation and commissioning of the Karadoc Collector substation.
    26 Jun 2018
    Major milestone achieved with the successful energisation and commissioning of the Karadoc Collector substation.
  • Project starts feeding into the grid!
    26 Oct 2018
    Project starts feeding into the grid!
  • BayWa RE confirms CUB is now drawing all of its contracted power from the project.
    Dec 2018
    BayWa RE confirms CUB is now drawing all of its contracted power from the project.
  • 29 Jan 2019
    Flow Power inks 10 year PPA for 20 MW of the project's output.