GenusPlus to build Pilbara transmission project
Work on the project has already started and is expected to be completed by mid-2025.
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Australia, Perth: Perth-based contractor GenusPlus Group will build transmission infrastructure as part of Fortescue’s Pilbara Energy Connect project, aiming to power the miner’s operations mostly with renewable energy by the end of the decade. The company will construct a 220 kV single circuit overhead transmission line and the infrastructure necessary to transmit power from the power station at Solomon mine to the Eliwana mine, about 140 km southwest.
The project forms part of Fortescue’s Pilbara Energy Connect program which aims to combine 150 MW of gas-fired generation, 150 MW of solar and grid-scale battery energy storage to power its operations. The Solomon mine power plant is currently backed by 42 MW of interconnected battery energy storage system, and a 100 MW solar farm being built near Fortescue’s Iron Bridge mining operations is close to being completed. Fortescue’s plan includes the deployment of 2 GW to 3 GW of solar and wind energy generation and battery storage with the renewable power generated to be transmitted via a dedicated network.
GenusPlus will construct the pole civil foundations and install the transmission poles, conductor, optical ground wire and hardware for the project. Work has already started and is expected to be completed by mid-2025.
Source: pv magazine
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