Media Release
12 February 2010
New Wind Farm to power 35,000 homes: works awarded to
Abigroup
Abigroup has been appointed to deliver the civil balance of plant component including
roadworks and wind turbine foundation structures for the Oaklands Hill Wind Farm near
Glenthompson in Western Victoria.
When completed, the Oaklands Hill Wind Farm will have an installed capacity of 63MW.
The green energy produced by the wind farm will power the equivalent of
approximately 35,000 average Australian households per year, with emissions savings of
over 185,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases per annum.
“This is a great opportunity for us to work with Suzlon in the rapidly developing
renewable energy sector,” said Abigroup’s Managing Director David Jurd. “This latest
project joins our diverse national project stable which includes projects from mining and
telecommunications work to water infrastructure, roads, building and renewable
energy.”
Client, Suzlon Energy Australia, is a major turnkey provider of grid connected wind farm
infrastructure, operations and maintenance services in Australia.
The Oaklands Hill Wind Farm is an AGL Energy Ltd project. AGL is the largest private
owner, operator and developer of renewable generation assets in Australia.
Preparatory works on the project have now commenced and, with a significant portion
of the works due to be completed by August 2010, the project team will work to a tight
program in coming months.
Abigroup is a diverse national contractor with expert teams delivering works in
areas including roads, buildings, water, rail, mining services, tunnels, bridges and
telecommunications.
Abigroup is a member of the Bilfinger Berger Australia group. For further
information contact: Peter Scott, Media Relations Manager, Abigroup Ltd, Ph: 02
9499 0756, mobile 0404 469 823.
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