Dp Energy Port Augusta

The 600 million port augusta renewable energy park is a hybrid wind solar project which will be completed in two stages.

Dp energy port augusta.

Iberdrola is a world leader in wind energy and will use dp energy s port augusta solar and wind farm project to make its debut in the australian market creating up to 200 regional construction jobs and upon completion providing around 320 megawatts of power from south australia minister van holst pellekaan said. The project has changed its name to bluebush solar as it is no longer linked to the port augusta renewable energy park. The port augusta renewable energy park is a unique hybrid renewable energy development integrating wind and solar pv technology. Dp energy will be involved all the way through construction but ultimately iberdrola will own and operate the project.

The first stage will comprise of approximately 220mw of wind power as well as 150mw of solar power. With a capex of 500 million the project will provide around 320 mw of power on land. The 500 million project will begin construction mid 2020 and take approximately 18 months to build. Vestas and downer group has been appointed by dp energy as the preferred contractors to develop stage 1 of the port augusta renewable energy park in south australia.

Dp energy has partnered with spanish renewable energy giant iberdrola to build stage 1 of the port augusta renewable energy park. Dp energy submitted a development application to the south australian state commission assessment panel and received sa government approval for the project in july 2018.