FRV Selects Acciona to Deliver Royalla Solar Farm in Australian Capital Territory

---

Researched by Industrial Info Resources Australia (Perth, Australia)--Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) (Sydney, Australia), a leading global operator in photovoltaic and thermo solar energy, announced the selection of Acciona Energy Oceania (AEO) (Sydney, Australia) for the Phase I construction of its Royalla Solar Farm in southern Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The announcement follows the financial closure in the reverse feed-in tariff (FIT) solar auction conducted by the ACT government.

"The timely achievement of financial closure for our project represents an extremely important milestone for our organization in Australia," said FRV Country Manager Andrea Fontana.

The selection of Acciona as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor concluded a comprehensive proposal and selection process that included a reverse FIT auction that guarantees the developer FIT incentives for 20 years.

Phase I of the Royalla Solar Project will generate approximately 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity and will be constructed on a 50-hectare site, utilizing 83,000 photovoltaic panels mounted on fixed-tilt/single-axis tracking systems.

The first phase will include construction of a high-voltage, underground, 11-kilovolt (kV) cable that will connect the solar array to the Theodore Substation, which will be 4.5 kilometres from the site. The new easement will run along the established 132-kV power line easement through the Theodore Substation.

Construction of the project will begin by end of the year, with eight to 10 months for construction. FRV has not commented on the timeline for the Phase II project, which was planned to generate the same electrical capacity as the Phase I solar farm.

View Plant Profile - 3073670
View Project Report - 300092145 300114370 300114217

Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and nine international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle™, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.