Parkes Solar Farm is a 66MW solar PV power project. It is located in New South Wales, Australia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2018.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 66 | 66 | – | Active | New South Wales, Australia | Neoen Australia |
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Description
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The project is developed and owned by Neoen Australia. The company has a stake of 100%.
Parkes Solar Farm is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 210 hectares.
The project generates 138,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 21,000 households, offsetting 137,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $82.797m.
The project consists of 205,290 modules.
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By GlobalDataDevelopment Status
The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2018.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Simply Energy under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 55MW.
Contractors Involved
Bouygues Construction was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
SMA Solar Technology supplied 22 inverters to the project site.
The project is utilising single axis trackers supplied by Array Technologies.
Bouygues Construction and ENcome Energy Performance were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
About Neoen Australia
Neoen Australia Pty Ltd (Neoen Australia) generates, produces, and distributes renewable energy and offers solar, wind, and biomass energy project development, construction, and maintenance services. Neoen Australia is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Methodology
All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.
