Zenviron-Vestas JV to deliver 228MW Lal Lal Wind Farms in VIC
The joint venture between Zenviron Pty Ltd and Vestas - Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd has been awarded contract to deliver works on the Lal Lal Wind Farm in regional Victoria. The project is owned by a partnership between InfraRed Capital Partners, Macquarie Capital and Northleaf Capital.
For this project, Zenviron will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and balance-of-plant (BoP) commissioning services. On the other hand, Vestas will be supplying and installing the wind turbines.
“We’re excited to again be working with Vestas in delivering a sustainable energy future for Australia,” Zenviron General Manager Carl keating said.
Source: Lal Lal Wind Farms
Lal Lal Wind Farm will comprise of two sections that are nine kilometres apart on farmland across the Moorabool Shire, south east of Ballarat. The Yendon section of the wind farms is going to be connected to the existing Ballarat Area Terminal distribution line, while the Elaine section of the wind farms is going to be connected directly to the Elaine Terminal Station adjacent to it.
The wind farms will have a total of 60 turbines and will have a total generating capacity of approximately 228MW - enough to power up to 95,000 homes annually and represent a saving of 780,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
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Source: Lal Lal Wind Farms
“This is now the third wind farm that Vestas and Zenviron are working together as a consortium, further leveraging each party’s strengths to deliver optimised projects to our customers,” Vestas’ Country Head, Australia & New Zealand Peter Cowling said.
With engineering works already completed, major construction activities are now underway. The Lal Lal Wind Farm is expected to be fully operational in the second half of 2019.
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Source: Monadelphous, Vestas, Lal Lal Wind Farms
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