Mugga Lane Solar Park
UGL delivered the design and construction of the 15.3MW solar facility at Mugga Lane in the Australian Capital Territory for Maoneng Group.
Mugga Lane Solar Farm is connected to the Gilmore Substation (on Isabella Drive) via underground 11kV cables. The power generated is distributed to ACT residents via the local electricity network.
Maoneng Group is the developer of one of the largest portfolios of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia.
Details
Location
Mugga Lane, HumeStatus
CompletedSector
New EnergyExpertise
Client
Maoneng Group
The major components of this facility are
- a fixed photovoltaic (PV) solar system and
- a single axis tracking PV solar system.
Mugga Lane Solar Park produces enough electricity from the sun to power around 3,000 households, or 100 small-scale industrial facilities, in the ACT. That’s around 24,418MWh of electricity annually. Once fully operational, the facility is expected to save around 480,000 tons of CO2 gas emissions over its 25-year life cycle.
Project details
Scope of work
- project management
- design management
- operations and maintenance
- construction management
- health and safety management
UGL provided the operations and maintenance of a 13.3MWAC or 15.3336MWDC photovoltaic solar farm for a two-year period.
Key successes
- export of power occurred six weeks earlier than planned.
- industry benchmark was set through work with the ACT regulator.
- local labour was largely utilised.
- the project was delivered without penalty and within budget.
Key figures
48,412
solar panels3,250
approximate homes powered480,000t
amount of CO2 emissions the site offsets over 25 years52ha
The total size of the solar farm site