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The New England Solar Farm – Stage 1 is a 522 MW DC utility-scale solar project, constructed in stages near Uralla, in the New England region of New South Wales.
As one of the largest solar farms participating in the National Electricity Market (NEM), the project spans over 1,100 hectares of predominantly cleared grazing land and is intersected by an existing 330 kV TransGrid transmission line, enabling directgrid connection.
The development incorporates a single-axis tracking PV system utilising the NextPower NXHorizon platform paired with Jinko Solar 72HL4-BD PV modules to maximise energy yield.
Tranex Power was engaged by Elecnor Australia to deliver the piling and mechanical installation scopes across Work Packages 1 and 3.
Despite the challenges posed by a La Niña construction season, Tranex successfully delivered its package in alignment with the project’s high-quality and safety standards. Disciplined planning, adaptive sequencing, and close coordination with the principal contractor contributed to the success of theproject.
At peak construction, the project employed over 300 Tranex personnel on-site,demonstrating the company’s capability to safely manage large, multi-workfront deployments under complex weather, terrain, and programme constraints while maintaining productivity and quality outcomes.
The New England Solar Farm was delivered under sustained wet conditions that constrained access, challenged logistics, and demanded constant replanning. To keep a site of this scale progressing, Tranex Power mobilised a large, highly coordinated workforce and implemented an adaptive delivery strategy that matched labour, plant, and sequencing to every workable window. By maintaining momentum where most projects would have ground to a halt, Tranex Power stabilised production, protected the programme, and ensured construction advanced reliably despite some of the toughest ground and weather conditions in the region.
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