Mount Majura Solar Farm - the National Capital Authority

Solar Fields have been highly active in the ACT since 2010, including participation in both themedium scale and large scale solar feed in tariff programs. Solar Fields is focused onimplementing its combined experience to realise its vision of the construction and operation ofsolar power plants to produce clean and reliable solar energy for the Australian CapitalTerritory, and more broadly, Australia.1.3Proposal OutlineThe Proponent proposes to construct and operate the Mount Majura Solar Farm, an up to 4MWsolar PV facility, on up to 13.8Ha of cleared and currently unused land at the Mount MajuraWinery site at 314 Majura Rd, Majura, ACT.The Proposed Works would be located on Approved Rural Blocks 707 and 708, District ofMajura. These blocks form part of the current Registered Rural Block 666, an approximately50Ha hectare property leased from the ACT Government by Mount Majura Winery at 314Majura Rd, Majura, ACT (see Chapter 0 for more details on land tenure).The Proposed Works include an up to 4MW solar PV array, along with supporting infrastructuresuch as inverters, grid connection, electrical connections and equipment, site facilities andstorage, access tracks, fencing and landscaping. The solar array comprises of a series ofphotovoltaic modules mounted on either fixed or tracking mounting structures. The ProposedWorks would occupy up to 13.8Ha at the site, and would be located wholly within theDevelopment Envelope as defined in Figures 1.1 and 1.2, and Approved Registered Blocks 707and 708, with the possible exception of the site entrance works and grid connection or networkaugmentation.The project would utilise the existing onsite 11,000V distribution network operated byActewAGL Distribution for connection to the distribution network and National ElectricityMarket.The Proposed Works would have an expected operating life of up to 50 years. Potential uses ofthe site at the end of project life include refurbishing the solar PV facility and continuingoperation, re-developing the site, or decommissioning of the project infrastructure and siterehabilitation, including the removal all above ground infrastructure from the site.An Indicative layout and structural plans for the proposal are provided in Annexure 2. Theextent and location of the Development Envelope can be seen in Figures 1.1 and 1.2 below.3Mount Majura Solar Farm – Works Approval Submission