Turnkey consultancy for utility developers

De-risk your solar farm and battery project.

Enhar works with project developers to accelerate large scale solar and battery projects through land, permits, engineering and grid to reach financial close faster, and ensure quality outcomes through construction and commissioning.

all you need in one place

Get your utility solar & BESS project ready-to-build faster.

We specialise in land acquisition, development approvals, electrical engineering, grid connection and project management.  All our technical designs comply with Australian standards so you can cost-effectively build solar and battery projects headache free.

01

Acquire great land

Competition for grid capacity and land is fierce. Are you uncertain where to originate sites? We target strategic grid capacity locations where suitable land is available to secure the right land in the right locations.

Through landowner negotiation, we secure Lease Option agreements which are commercially and legally sound.

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02

Obtain development approvals on time

You have secured land agreements, but have you got a low-risk path to securing Development Approvals? Our team of environmental and planning experts prepare the assessments to secure approvals from the planning authorities.

We manage the process end to end, to achieve faster approvals.

03

Achieve grid connection approval

The labyrinth of grid approval processes is complex. From Preliminary Enquiry to final Connection Agreements, our team of Registered Electrical Engineers handle the complexity and take the risk out of the entire connection application.

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Solar panels in a desert from a sustainable energy utility project
04

Complete detailed design & engineering

The design must ensure performance, safety and quality. Our team of registered Electrical Engineers and CEC accredited designers assistwith all medium to large-scale solar, battery and hybrid technical designs to suit our client’s needs.

We also undertake detailed engineering reports to ensure the project will be built in accordance with the relevantStandards and Codes.

05

Engage EPCs for high quality construction

A lack of detail in a request for tender leads to project cost variations, poor quality products, apples-for-oranges comparisons and non-compliant, non-optimised installations.

We provide detailed designs, specifications, site briefs, technical schedules and tender evaluation to reduce risks, variation claims and ensure comparable tender submissions with solutions you want.

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Our Services

Full Scope Utility

There’s a lot to having the idea for solar to actually generating energy. We can help you through every step of the way.

Portfolio Expansion

Expand your portfolio of Solar & BESS through our greenfield site development services

Portfolio Expansion

Seeking to add 1000’s of MW of BESS and solar to your portfolio?

We assist experienced global developers to expand your portfolios in Australia by:

  • Targeting new greenfield areas to suit your preferred project MW scale and regional focus.
  • Providing pre-developed BESS and solar farm site opportunities with land exclusivity agreements already in place.
  • Providing independent due diligence on site acquisition options you are considering.
  • Supporting your development team by becoming a trusted long term partner.
  • Sharing development risk with you by providing base fee plus success fee structures .

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Demian
Natakhan

Director & Head of Utility Services, Co-Founder

Demian has over 20 years of experience in taking solar, wind and storage projects from origination through design and planning to construction. He leads our utility scale solar and storage division and focusses on empowering out team to maximise value delivered for our clients with a team culture of excellence.


Land Aquisition

Secure optimum land where grid and development approval prospects are strong

Land Aquisition

Need to secure land before spending big bucks on grid enquiries?

Competition for grid capacity and land is fierce.

Enhar targets strategic grid capacity locations where suitable land is available to secure the right land in the right locations. Such places include lower value grazing country adjacent to substations, with unrestrictive planning zoning.

Our team researches landowners before meeting face to face so we can get straight down to business.

Through experienced landowner negotiation, Enhar secures Lease Option agreements which are commercially and legally sound.

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Demian
Natakhan

Director & Head of Utility Services, Co-Founder

Demian has over 20 years of experience in taking solar, wind and storage projects from origination through design and planning to construction. He leads our utility scale solar and storage division and focusses on empowering out team to maximise value delivered for our clients with a team culture of excellence.


Development Approvals

Secure development approvals from statutory authorities, on time and budget.

Development Approvals

Need a simple path to development approval?

Enhar manages and delivers the full planning permit process for solar farms and BESS projects to ensure that:

  • The land selected, and concept design, has good prospects of receiving approvals
  • We consult the planning authority for early feedback and positive relationships with staff in government
  • Early surveys are conducted to de-risk the process
  • Bottlenecks are avoided to ensure final approvals are obtained sooner

We can manage multiple approvals concurrently, leveraging economies of scale and efficiencies.

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Chris
Alderton

Environmental Planner - Site Acquisition And Permits

Chris is an experienced and certified environmental planning practitioner, working across public and private sectors. His professional experience is supplemented by governance roles in the not-for-profit and business sectors with responsibilities across Australia. His career to date has included the coordination and delivery of environmental impact assessments for major urban, renewables, mining, oil, gas and environmental infrastructure, on site environmental management and auditing.

Feasibility Studies

Power your business cases with our insights on risks and opportunities.

Feasibility Studies

Developers of utility solar farm and BESS who wish to strategically invest in expansion of their portfolios require feasibility studies to into grid capacity, planning and land viabilty on a regional level, then drilling into site specific feasibility.

We integrate the disciplines necessary to de-risk project holistically and can bundle this into competitive feasibility reports for our clients.

For the Australian local government sector and University clients we have a long history of providing feasibility and business cases for <5MW solar farms and storage.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

Due Diligence

Provide lenders with peace of mind, evaluate risks before acquisition.

Due Diligence

Due diligence examines risks relating to land agreements, development approvals, engineering design, energy yield forecasts, EPC contracts and more.

These risks must be known and used to inform project investment and acquisition decisions. 

Enhar's expertise is in large scale solar farms and battery storage projects and have completed due diligence on countless projects through development and design documentation. We also provide reviews and risk tables for you and your investors to evaluate the project.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

Energy Yield Assessments

Bankable energy generation estimates for solar farms.

Energy Yield Assessments

A successful solar energy project requires investment, and to gain adequate support it has to demonstrate technical and financial viability. Enhar provide independent, accurate and reliable assessments of the expected energy yield of your project, that can be used by developers to secure funding for projects.

Our solar farm energy yield assessments take into account numerous factors to accurately determine the expected annual energy yield, the performance ratio and probabilities of exceedance cases of your project in both the long and short term.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

Grid Connection

Efficient grid connection agreements and compliance using Enhars grid connection experts.

Grid Connection

Grid connection is the most significant challenge facing large-scale solar energy projects. Over the years, Enhar’s team has developed strong relationships with TNSPs, DNSPs and AEMO to ensure that we secure approvals to connect in a timely and efficient manner.

We manage this process on behalf of our clients from pre-feasibility, enquiry, application all the way through to the final approval.

We have close relationships with grid modelling experts who we manage to satisfy AEMO requirements.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

Design & Engineering

Accurate, value-engineered drawings for tendering and construction, ensuring compliance and safety.

Design & Engineering

Enhars team includes Registered Professional Electrical Engineers, CEC accredited designers and electrical installation experts can assist with all medium to large-scale solar and hybrid technical designs to suit our client’s needs.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

System Commissioning

Testing and reporting to ensure timely energisation.

System Commissioning

Our qualified and certified team of electricians and engineers undertake system commissioning services to ensure a safe and successful system energisation. We can provide a range of services suited to our clients’ requirements including:

  • Commissioning and Test Report audits.
  • Technical support to navigate the complicated commissioning requirements set out by network operators and ensure it is done correctly.
  • Protection Testing, Injection Testing and Power Quality Testing.
  • Comprehensive inspection services pre energisation.
  • Solar DB and switchboard inspection and compliance.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

Owners / Lenders Engineer

Ensuring optimal, quality and safe outcomes from your EPC through to commissioning.

Owners / Lenders Engineer

As an Owners’ Engineer we provide ongoing review and assessment of all aspects of the design and engineering associated with the solar farm or BESS project.

We coordinate with all the stakeholders effectively to maintain clear lines of communication and ensure there are no lapses throughout the execution of the project.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

Project Management

Ensure optimal and safe performance of your assets with benchmarking and proactive maintenance.

Project Management

Enhar has extensive experience in managing solar projects all the way from conception to commissioning.

As such our team has a solid understanding of what it takes to develop a project and navigate the financial, legal, technical and regulatory hurdles to ensure a successful outcome. Enhar works closely with our clients’  legal, finance, engineering and commercial teams to move a project to Financial Close.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

Asset Management

Ensure optimal performance to required performance standards by O&M contractor and manufacturers.

Asset Management

Ongoing analysis and benchmarking of solar farm yield data is key to ensuring optimal performance of your solar asset and that it is meetings its financial expectations. And to ensure safety it is critical to have a reactive and preventive maintenance and rectification plan in place.

We provide technical solar and storage asset management services, including monitoring and maintenance, to ensure your assets are performing in line with expectations and achieving energy generation targets and complying with degradation warranties.

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Anwar
Mohammed

Technical Director of Utility Solar & BESS Engineering Services

Anwar manages the complex technical aspects of utility scale solar farm and battery projects to achieve efficient design, tendering and grid connection outcomes. He has over 25 years’ experience in developing and implementing solar energy and storage projects and brings exceptional analytical expertise to the utility solar and BESS sector.

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