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Around 170 workers are currently onsite at the Winton Solar Farm as construction ramps up.   Workers have almost completed the installation of 42,000 piles and will now move on to constructing solar farm’ ‘single axis’ tracking systems and affixing solar panels.   Read more here: Employment up as construction of Winton Solar Farm progresses

Please see our latest Community Construction Update to find out what activities are happening onsite.

Winton Solar Farm has produced its First Community Update.  Read on for useful information about the solar farm and what construction activities are currently taking place. You can download the full pdf here.

Qualified workers from Benalla, Wangaratta and surrounds are invited to apply for new roles currently being advertised by the developers of the 85-megawatt (MW) Winton Solar Farm. Construction works at the solar farm commenced in February – with around 50 personnel already onsite to oversee preliminary site works. When complete, the solar farm, three kilometres […]

85 MW AC Winton Solar Farm, will produce enough energy to supply approximately 50,000 homes, while avoiding the annual emission of around 150,000 tons of CO2 This project will bring the total value of FRV’s solar investments in the Australian renewable energy sector to around A$850 million Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), a leading global developer […]

Winton Solar Farm has received Development Approval from the Benalla Rural City Council.  This approval allows FRV to proceed to detailed design – the process of defining exactly how the Winton Solar Farm Project will be built within its approved development parameters. Several development conditions have been included in the Development Approval.  These must be […]

Community engagement is an important part of our planning approach as it allows us to understand stakeholders’ views and expectations. Community engagement is underway and will be ongoing as the development of Winton Solar Farm progresses.