AusNet is set to start construction of the electricity transmission connection for ENGIE’s Goorambat East Solar Farm, which, once completed, will transport renewable energy to an estimated 105,000 Victorian homes.
AusNet will design, build, own and operate the transmission assets for the solar farm, which is located 12km north of Benalla in Victoria.
When complete, the Goorambat East Solar Farm will have a capacity of 250MW, enough electricity to power 105,000 average Victorian homes.
AusNet Chief Development Officer, Jon D’Sylva, said this is one of many projects helping to bolster energy security in Victoria.
“Once this project is completed, we anticipate that AusNet will have connected over 8GW of renewable energy to the national electricity market over the last eight years.”
“We’re proud to be helping the government achieve its ambitious renewable energy agenda and leave a lasting, positive legacy for Victorians that brings affordable and reliable, clean energy for Victorian homes and businesses,” Mr D’Sylva said.
AusNet will build a new 220kV terminal station, and supply and install two 150MVA, 220/33kV transformers at the site in Goorambat East. It will also construct a 220kV interface to connect the new Goorambat East Terminal Station to the existing Shepparton-Dederang 220kV transmission lines.
“We look forward to continuing our work with ENGIE and assisting with their transition to a cleaner energy future,” Mr D’Sylva said.
ENGIE Australia Managing Director of Renewables, Laura Caspari, said ENGIE is committed to progressing its renewable energy development pipeline by delivering 3GW of renewable energy in Australia by 2030.
“The continued development of the Goorambat East Solar Farm is another positive sign for the renewable energy industry in Victoria, as well as Australia’s response to managing the worst impacts of climate change,” Ms Caspari said.
On 16 August 2024, ENGIE announced that it had achieve financial close for the 250MW solar farm, with the project expected to be finished in 2026.
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