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NewsAurecon appointed engineer for Australia's largest solar PV project

18 November 2013 | 3 min

Aurecon has been appointed as the owner’s engineer for the Royalla 20 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project to be built in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

“The solar industry in Australia is expanding on the back of reduced equipment prices over the last few years and Australia’s good solar resources,” Aurecon Energy Associate Peter Ward said.

Aurecon has been appointed to work on Australia's largest solar photovoltaic project.

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) was the first applicant to be successful in the large-scale solar auction process run by the ACT government. Under the process the project will receive a Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for the electricity generated over the life of the project.

“The ACT Government’s Solar Auction program has been a great success, demonstrating that such schemes produce very competitive delivery of low emission renewable energy. Such schemes, along with the Federal Government’s Renewable Energy Target, are essential to progressing Australia toward a competitive low emission economy,” FRV (Australia) Country Manager Andrea Fontana said.

“Aurecon is proud to be appointed on this flagship project. We will work closely with FRV, as well as the project engineer and contractor Acciona Energy Oceania, to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget and meets the expected level of reliability for long-term operation,” Peter said.

“It’s exciting to add another project to our volume of work in Australia’s growing large-scale solar industry, which includes work on the University of Queensland solar array projects at its St Lucia and Gatton campuses.”

As a leader in renewable energy, Aurecon provides technical expertise and advisory services in wind, solar, hydro and bioenergy technologies.

Aurecon has established project management experience in the renewables sector through providing owner’s engineer services during the construction of nearly 800 MW of wind farm projects over the last decade, as well as through acting as the owner’s engineer during the construction phase of around 220 MW of solar PV projects in South Africa.

The Royalla solar project commenced construction on 1 October 2013 and when completed in June 2014 will be the largest solar PV project in Australia.