A START on construction of a solar farm at Derby announced last year is still to be confirmed.
The 95 MW farm was one of six projects announced after the State Government’s Victorian Renewable Energy Target second round auctions.
A Government spokesperson said last week: “The energy generated by the projects supported under VRET2 will contribute towards our goal of 100 per cent renewable electricity for Victorian government operations by 2025. This will also help us achieve our targets of 95 percent renewable energy generation by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2045.”
Sungrow Renewable Energy won the Derby site auction and its website says construction will start in 2023 with power generation from next year.
“(The farm will be) largely pre-fabricated facility, with on-site construction limited to assembly and connection of components,” the company’s site says. “Installation of the panel mounts will involve relatively shallow earthworks, which would be limited to site scrape of the proposed compound to remove weeds on the solar farm site, while the rest of the land will remain untouched during this period.
“A weed management plan has been prepared to ensure appropriate weed control during construction and operation of the project.”
The company was contacted for comment on the project and an update on timelines for construction.