Glenrowan solar farm achieves maximum capacity powering 45k homes

CIMIC Group’s Pacific Partnerships and UGL announced the Glenrowan Solar Farm in Victoria has reached full power only a year from the monetary close.

The 130MWdc sun farm, situated in Victoria’s North East Renewable Energy Zone, has not just finished testing for its last Hold Point however has likewise gotten contingent endorsement from the Australian Energy Market Operator to work at its most extreme limit.

As per CIMIC, this achievement denotes a significant step in the right direction for the project, which started providing sustainable power to the public network only three months after its underlying energisation.

Owned by Pacific Partnerships, a main greenfield infrastructure developer, and conveyed by industrial services company UGL, the Glenrowan Solar Farm is set to give capacity to roughly 45,000 Australian homes.

It assumes a pivotal part in supporting Victoria’s renewable energy focuses of 40% by 2025 and 50 percent by 2030.

CIMIC Group Executive Chairman Juan Santamaria highlighted the importance of this achievement, noting, “Achieving full power for Glenrowan within a year demonstrates CIMIC’s ability to reliably develop and deliver renewable energy into the national market.”

Santamaria featured how this task lines up with CIMIC Group’s methodology of venturing into growth markets, especially in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure.

“Glenrowan Solar Farm is now commissioned and remains on track to reach practical completion ahead of schedule,” said Pacific Partnerships’ Managing Director Simon Nicholls.

He credited this accomplishment to the cooperative endeavours of the Pacific and UGL groups, as well as the help from regulatory authorities and network operations.

UGL Managing Director Doug Moss highlighted the significance of getting approval to work at full power, demonstrating the excellent presentation of the solar farm.

“Smooth delivery of the solar farm and efficient commissioning demonstrates the benefit of close cooperation between two CIMIC Group companies, with aligned objectives for clean energy transition and community benefit,” Moss said.