📋 Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Construction of 2 GW Koorakee Energy Park (KEP).
Description:
The project is to have an installed capacity of 2 GW, comprising 1 GW of PV generation and 1 GW of wind generation, as well as a battery system with a capacity of up to 1 GW and up to 12 hours of storage. The project is being developed on a 58,000-hectare site about 70 kilometers southeast of Mildura, near the western end of the planned South West Renewable Energy Zone (SWREZ). The SWREZ has an intended network capacity of 3.8 GW, to be delivered by the eastern section of the proposed Project EnergyConnect 330 kV transmission line, HumeLink, and the NSW side of VNI West.
It is expected the Koorakee Energy Park will connect to connect to the grid via Transgrid’s existing 220 kV Buronga/Balranald transmission line, but the project is to include new transmission infrastructure with a network of underground and overhead powerlines to be installed across a 13,700-hectare development corridor. Squadron Energy expects to commence construction of the Koorakee Energy Park in late 2025, subject to relevant approvals and project financing, procurement and contracting. The installation is expected to be commissioned during 2028-29.
