The Trundle Solar Farm is a 6.4MWdc project located within 50km of Parkes, Central New South Wales.
The project was developed and managed by Enerparc Australia Pty Ltd, a division of Enerparc AG, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
Enerparc is a global expert in the development, engineering, construction, and operation of large-scale PV systems. As this portfolio represented Enerparc’s first projects constructed in the Australian market, it was critical to engage an experienced and reliable contractor to manage and deliver the principal project scopes.
Energy generated from these projects is sold into the National Electricity Market (NEM), producing enough renewable electricity to power approximately 8,800 homes.
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Tranex Power entered very significant planning sessions with Enerparc and their consulting company approx two months before the construction phase of the project started. This included a number of workshops between relevant suppliers and contractors to ensure that any potential interface was mapped and planned in intricate detail.
We then worked extensively with key suppliers such as Array Technologies in the design phase – it was identified at this point that due to the corrosive ground conditions that longer piles would be required to counter these conditions. Our construction team was able to quickly pivot, offering a pile supply solution with double the galvanising thickness than standard piles, therefore negating the need for longer piles and saving our client significant costs in steel and shipping.
Under our Principal Contractor role, daily reporting and contractor meetings where implemented ensuring smooth interface of works between all Contractors and that relevant Stakeholders remained continually informed on project progress. There was a delay with commissioning, due to a delay in Connection Agreements between the developer and network provider.
As a result, our construction team implemented a strategy in conjunction with Enerparc to minimise site cost overruns by reducing site resources without compromising quality and safety, to ensure that the projects where delivered in line with the original budget.
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