Glenrowan West Solar Farm, Victoria, Australia - Project details and construction updates

Glenrowan West Solar Farm, Victoria, Australia - Project details and construction updates Last Modified: 10-Jun-2020 5:36 AM
  • 149 MW
    (DC) planned generation capacity of Glenrowan West Solar Farm located at a site south-west of the town of Glenrowan, between Benalla and Wangaratta.
  • 216 GWh
    of electricity will be generated per year.
  • 41,000
    approximate number of households that can be powered by the farm each year.
  • 110,000 tonnes
    estimated reduction in CO2 emissions each year, once the farm is operational.
  • 323
    hectares of land will be used for the solar farm.
  • 373,000
    Jink Solar's 395 W and 400 W photovoltaic modules will be utilized.
  • 4
    major organisations involved: Project Developer: Wirtgen Invest, Wirsol, EPC: Signal Energy, O&M: Wirsol, WiNRG, PPA: ?.
  • $120 million
    project cost.
  • 350
    peak jobs during construction phase.
  • ?
    FTE during operational phase.
  • Feb 2020
    Planned commencement of installation with completion scheduled for 2021.
  • Nov 2017
    Wirsol acquires the farm from Overland Sun Farming.
  • 2018
    Approval obtained from Benalla Rural City Council.
  • Feb 2020
    Signal Energy appointed as EPC contractor.
  • Jan 2020
    German-based family investment company, Wirtgen Invest, makes its first foray into the Australia solar market, buying the “shovel-ready” project.
  • Feb 2020
    Signal Energy appointed as EPC contractor.
  • Works undertaken in fencing, substation preparation, roads and laydown areas. Mobilisation of mechanical contractors underway, ready to commence piling operations in Jun.
    May 2020
    Works undertaken in fencing, substation preparation, roads and laydown areas. Mobilisation of mechanical contractors underway, ready to commence piling operations in Jun.
  • Jinko Solar begin deliveries of the 395W and 400W photovoltaic modules. Piling operations soon.
    Jun 2020
    Jinko Solar begin deliveries of the 395W and 400W photovoltaic modules. Piling operations soon.