The first step in the construction of two solar power farms at Leeton has been taken.
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Mayor Paul Maytom and other Leeton Shire Council representative met with the builders Photon Energy Australia, to turn the first sod.
The projects are expected to create 50 jobs during the construction phase.
Photo Energy are engineering and building the projects and once complete will operate the solar farms.
Two photo-voltaic power plants are set to be built on Fivebough Road on the outskirts of Leeton, they will each will be able to generate a peak of seven megawatts.
"Leeton Shire Council is delighted that this long-awaited renewable energy project is commencing which according to Photo Energy will contribute to up to 50 jobs locally during the construction phase and two to three jobs over the life of the project," Councillor Paul Maytom said.
The solar farm will cover around 37 hectares and will be connected to the grid through Essential Energy.
"We thank Leeton Shire Council for their support to make these projects possible and are proud to be adding to Australia's arsenal of reliable, clean and competitive fleet of solar power generation directly in a region which has significant power demands," Photon Energy's managing director Michael Gartner said.
"We will participate directly in the National Energy Market and with single axis tracking technology we will be able to optimise power generation to take advantage of market opportunities with the flexibility of adding energy storage in the future," Mr Gartner said.
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