Mount Majura Solar Farm - the National Capital Authority

The two direct neighbours to the project will also be consulted with directly to confirm that these measureswill be sufficient as visual amenity impact mitigation measures, or to otherwise determine further measuresand implemented these where reasonable and feasible.See also later discussion with respect to landscaping implementation as a mitigant to visual amenityimpacts.CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTSThe construction timeline for the project would be dependent on the timing of approval and fundingarrangements and the supply of key components. Construction of the solar array and associated equipmentis expected to take approximately 3 months. Construction is anticipated as being conducted in one ormultiple stages, with separate sections of infrastructure considered as discrete work packages andcommenced at different times.However, assuming approval in the first half of 2013, would be with construction of an up to 2MW stage 1occurring during the second half of 2013, and with further stages up to the total 4MW capacity occurring infuture years. Based on this timing, an indicative staging for the project is presented below:Mid 2013Sept 2013Dec 2013negotiation of agreements and ordering components (4-6 months)construction commences (~3 months)solar farm operational30-50 years See decommissioning section for end of project lifeDue to the modularity of solar array technology, little heavy machinery or heavy works are required.Therefore the construction period is expected to be discreet.The construction of the Proposed Works would include activities such as:Establishment of temporary lay-down areas for equipment and shipping containersDelivery of up to approximately 20 shipping containers of equipment (distributed throughout theconstruction period)Civil works for access track construction and trenching for cablesPile driving equipment to install pylons to support the solar array mounting structureMechanical installation of the mounting structure and solar modules (analogous to assembly of a‘meccano set’)Trenching of underground cabling34Mount Majura Solar Farm – Works Approval Submission