Independent Engineer for 14.5MW solar farm

Our client is constructing, financing and operating two solar facilities, located near Darwin in the Northern Territory. 

The project involves two solar power stations which are ‘behind the meter’ ground mounted fixed tilt solar PV facilities with a total combined capacity of 14.5 MW. The solar facilities will also include the integration of a battery energy storage system.

Our client was the bid leader and equity investor of the consortium appointed to deliver the projects. The  consortium has provided an integrated EPC delivery solution across the microgrid, bringing together capabilities across battery and renewable technologies.

Enhar was engaged by the client to independently review the project engineering through its construction and commissioning phases.

Enhars Scope:

• Independent Engineer
• Review of Electrical Design
• Issues identification 
• Review of new Generator Performance Standard
• Review of spare parts list 
• Considerations for export / non-export
• Connection modelling insights
• Connection agreement formal document
• Harmonics assessment
• Assessment of commissioning issues
• Defects checking (site inspections and FAT and SAT testing)
• Assessment of O&M issues
• Performance guarantee validation
• Technical due diligence required by financiers

Project Details:

•  14.5 MW solar farm project in Northern Territory

Project Challenges:

• Rapid identification of key issues 
• Ensuring design documentation consistently reflects design updates which occured mid way through development