ElectraNet has continued to play a key role in SA Water’s Zero Cost Energy Future Project, with the ultimate aim to connect solar generating facilities at seven pumping station sites to our high voltage network.
SA Water’s goal throughout the project was to install approximately 370,000 solar photo-voltaic panels generating an average of 242 gigawatt hours of energy per annum to support pumping operations, while having the capacity to sell excess energy into the national electricity market.
Executive Corporate Development, Ashley Manna, said, “ElectraNet had previously executed seven Transmission Connection Agreements (TCAs) in the Zero Cost Energy Future Project, which involved sites with both the original pumping loads and now the newly connected solar generation capabilities.”
“I am pleased to announce the conclusion of this project with SA Water, having recently converted the four remaining SA Water sites over to modern and fit for purpose TCAs.”
“A key element when embarking on this project with SA Water was to ensure an appropriate and modern TCA framework established across all connections. Our customer needed a framework that balanced the needs and complexities and one that considered the original connection services across all sites, whilst enabling flexibility to support SA Water’s energy goals, now and into the future.”
“This concludes a complex journey that ElectraNet and SA Water embarked on over 4 years ago and it’s fantastic to see this customer of ours being awarded ‘South Australian Energy Project of the Year’ from the Australian Institute of Energy in recognition of the Zero Cost Energy Future Project.”
“I would like to thank SA Water and all stakeholders involved in this project, helping South Australia move closer towards its renewable generation target”, Ashley said.
