200MW Avonlie Solar Farm in NSW given development green light
The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment has given the development approval to RES for the delivery of a new 200MW solar farm located approximately 20 kilometres south of Narrandera.
The project will comprise of:
- Approximately 667,000 solar panels mounted on a fixed of single axis tracking system
- Access tracks
- An operations and maintenance building with car parking
- An electrical substation
- Overhead and underground electrical cable reticulation
- An energy storage system
- Security fencing and CCTV
Project layout (source: Avonlie Solar Farm)
The solar farm is going to be built on a 550-hectare site which is utilised primarily for cropping.
The Avonlie Solar Farm website stated: “The site has excellent exposure to Australia’s abundant solar resources, making it an ideal location for a renewable energy project.”
The site was chosen for a number of reasons including its close proximity to the grid transmission network; it is not within a flood area; and strong local support.
Construction on Avonlie Solar Farm is anticipated to commence in late 2019 and completed by Autumn 2021. The project is expected to support up to 200 direct jobs during its construction and up to 4 full-time positions once it is operational.
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Source: Renew Economy; Avonlie Solar Farm (1, 2, 3); PV Magazine Australia
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