Energy & Utilities Projects
A 238 to 425 megawatt capacity wind farm has been proposed in the Kings Plains, Wellingrove and Sapphire areas of the NSW New England region.
BHP Billiton has approved development of a $597m Yarnima Power Station to supply iron ore mining operations in the Pilbara.
Horizon Power is to construct a hybrid diesel solar plant to power the proposed $2.
Work has begun on the 10MW (AC) Greenough River Solar Farm, Australia’s first utility-scale PV project.
Syntheo, the joint venture of Service Stream and Lend Lease, has won a $141m contract to implement infrastructure for the NBN in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Tenders are expected to released soon for the Solar Dawn consortium project, led by Areva Solar, near Chinchilla in Queensland.
Queensland’s Co-ordinator General has released the Draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Lower Fitzroy Infrastructure project in the centre of the state.
Construction of Ausgrid’s City East Cable Tunnel project could begin before Christmas, although the preferred construction tender is yet to be announced.
A senior figure at one of the Joint Venture Partners behind the $162m Paralana EGS Project has told Projectory construction on the plant will likely not start until late 2012.
Approval has been granted for the construction and operation of a new $180 million wind farm at Bungendore in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
