Tailem Bend Solar Farm

UGL provided engineering, procurement and construction services for the Tailem Bend 1 (TB1) and Tailem Bend 2 (TB2) solar farms approximately 100 kilometres south-east of Adelaide for client Vena Energy. Following construction, UGL is providing operations and maintenance of the solar farms.

TB1 has a generation capacity of 95 megawatts and TB2 has an estimated 87 megawatts.

Details

Location
South Australia
Status
Completed
Sector
New Energy
Expertise
Construction Management
Maintenance
Operations
Solar
Client
Vena Energy
Scope of work

Scope of work

  • engineering, procurement and construction of the project, including the associated substation
  • UGL will provide the internal expertise to ensure the project is integrated successfully into the electricity network.
  • once operational, UGL will provide the operation and maintenance services for a five-year period.

Tailem Bend 2 Solar Project (TB2SP) has successfully provided the following site-specific training to UGL employees:

  • Telehandler (onsite)
  • Dogging (offsite)
  • EWP +11Mtrs (offsite)
  • First Aid LV-CPR Rescue (onsite)
  • Firefighting (onsite)
  • Snake Handling

Work commenced in early 2018, with power generation to the grid occuring in 2019.