Solar Project - All Areas Renewables Program

Works are continuing at the Regional Administration Office in Fryers St Shepparton

 

Project schedule and status | Updated Wednesday 12th August 2020, 12pm*

Sites	Notes	Construction status
Shepparton Wastewater Management Facility, Daldy Rd - 1,900 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Tatura Wastewater Management Facility, Dhurringile Rd - 460 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Numurkah Water Treatment Plant, O'Kane's Rd - 270 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Shepparton Operations Centre, Florence St - 270 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Kilmore Water Treatment Plant, South Mountain Rd - 120 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Tongala Water Treatment Plant, Kyabram-Tongala Rd - 120 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Rushworth Water Treatment Plant, Public Rd - 60 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Mansfield Water Treatment Plant, Monkey Gully Rd - 60 panels	Solar array constructoin and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Shepparton Water Treatment Plant, Welsford St - 370 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Cobram Water Treatment Plant, Public Rd - 125 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Shepparton Regional Administration Office, Fryers St - 260 panels	Solar array construction on roof complete and energised, construction over carpark scheduled	Underway
Shepparton Pump Station No. 5, Wanganui Rd - 400 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Kyabram Water Treatment Plant, Albion St - 110 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised
Broadford Wastewater Management Facility, Kennys Ln - 270 panels	Solar array construction and electrical work complete	Completed, energised

*The above table is subject to change and will be kept as up to date as reasonably practicable.

Solar panels will be installed in ten GVW towns over coming months at GVW's largest power consumer sites

Media Releases to date | Updated Monday 24th February 2020

20th Feburary - Rushworth update

29^th January – Shepparton update

29^th January – Tatura update

29^th January – Numurkah update

29^th January – Kilmore update

29^th January – Tongala update

25^th November – GVW Solar Project – works begin in Shepparton

26^th September – GVW to benefit from solar technology

 

Project Update | Updated Tuesday 12th May 2020

Installation of solar panels is complete at nearly all sites on the program. 

Construction is underway at the Regional Administration Office in Fryers St Shepparton adjacent to the Village Cinema carpark, but it is hoped any impact on customers and the community will be minimal.

Other towns still to complete construction works include Cobram and a final site in Shepparton on Wanganui Rd.

Works are complete at most sites - see Shepparton Water Treatment Plant, bike track view

 

Project Update | Updated Wednesday 29th January 2020

Installation of solar panels is complete at GVW sites in more than half of the ten towns on the program. 

Shepparton Water Treatment Plant is scheduled to start work this week with panels due to be transported through to the western side of the plant via the Princes Park Clinic car park. Businesses in the area have been notified but it is hoped any impact on customers and the community will be minimal.

Mansfield is due to start installing panels tomorrow also, with site preparation works underway this week.

Other towns still to undergo construction works include Broadford, Kyabram and Cobram.

The next stage of works on all installed panels includes the electrical component, which will take place over coming months.

 

Project Update | Updated Thursday 16th January 2020

Installation of solar panels at the first site at Shepparton has been completed, with electrical work still to be undertaken.

With a rapid fire start to 2020, the Numurkah and Tatura sites have also been completed, and two other sites have work underway - Kilmore, and a second Shepparton site on Florence St near the water tower.

Construction has begun at Kilmore WMF

Project Update | Updated Thursday 19th December 2019

Installation of solar panels at the first site is almost complete, and electrical work will be completed in the new year.

Managing Director Peter Quinn at a site in Shepparton

 

Project Update | Updated Monday 9th December 2019

Installation of the solar panels is underway, with panels being attached to the mounting structure as of the end of last week.

 

Panels are now going onto the mounting structures at Shepparton WMF

 

Project Update | Updated Thursday 5th December 2019

Works are underway at Daldy Rd north of Shepparton, with the mounting structure for the solar farm erected and installation of the panels scheduled for tomorrow.

Works are progressing at Shepparton WMF

 

View from aerators

 

Project Update | Updated Thursday 28th December 2019

Works to erect mounting posts for GVW's first solar site are taking place today at Daldy Rd Shepparton.

 

Project Overview | Thursday 21st November 2019

Works to install 1.9 megawatts of solar energy systems on land and infrastructure right throughout the GVW service area will begin next week, with more than 4,800 high-efficiency solar PV panels scheduled to be installed over a 6 month period.

The $5.4M initiative will be rolled out across ten of GVW's towns, at facilities assessed as the largest power consumer sites. There will be a combination of ground mounted panels, installed on available land surrounding GVW facilities, and roof mounted, on some storage tanks and building roofs.  

The structures are up to 3m in height each, and some rural installations will consist of sections of up to 100m in length. 

Panels will be installed in Shepparton (at a total of 7 GVW sites), Broadford, Cobram, Kilmore, Kyabram, Mansfield, Numurkah, Rushworth, Tatura and Tongala.

The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and also reduce operating costs, and therefore costs associated with energy bills. The project comes at no extra cost to customers, as it is part of the wider infrastructure program and bill impacts have been factored in to our planning.​

The panels are expected to pay for themselves in around eleven years through reduced energy usage, and have an estimated operating life of 20-30 years.

The total expected reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is approximately 4,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent each year.

Any customers affected by works or their impacts will be advised prior to construction taking place.

This GVW project will be undertaken by Solgen Energy Group. Works will take place on Mondays through to Saturdays (no construction work onsite expected on Sundays).

Please refer questions to Michaela Sargeant, 0407 543 605.