The Darlington Point Solar Farm is a 333MW DC single-axis farm located on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people across 1,993 acres of land south of the town of Darlington Point in the Riverina area of NSW.
The farm contains nearly one million solar panels and provides cheap, clean green energy to more than 115,000 homes. The project, jointly owned by Octopus Investments and Edify Energy, had a capital cost of $450m.
As part of the solar farm’s development, two 42MVA synchronous condensers were installed on the 220kV transmission network at Buronga Substation.
Edify Energy engaged Middleton Group to provide technical and project support for the installation of the two synchronous condensers into the NSW transmission network.
Middleton Group was seconded into Edify Energy to manage and interface with various project stakeholders, including manufacturers, construction teams, project sponsors, the transmission network owner, and the design team.
Edify Energy had full confidence in Middleton Group personnel acting in the best interests of Edify Energy and the project, with strong working relationships established between all parties.
Project interfaces and interdependencies between all parties were effectively managed in a timely manner, which helped Edify Energy successfully construct and commission the project in time for the energisation of the solar farm. Commercial operations started in August 2020.
