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             www.westerndownsgreenpowerhub.com.au

             contact@westerndownsgreenpowerhub.com.au
Community Information Booklet - www.westerndownsgreenpowerhub.com.au - Western Down Green Power Hub
Finland

GLOBALLY                                                                                                                Ireland

The company is headquartered
in Paris, France, and has two                                                                                France

Australian offices – in Sydney and
                                                                United States                      Jamaica
Canberra.
                                                                                                             Portugal

We operate across renewable                                                Mexico

energy technologies including
                                                                                     El Salvador
solar, wind and storage in Europe,
Central America, Africa, the                                                                                                                Mozambique

Middle East and Australia.                                                                                                        Zambia
                                                                                                       Argentina                                         Australia

                                                                                                                    LOCALLY
                                                                                                                    Neoen Australia began operations
                                                                                                                    in 2012. Over the last seven years
              DeGrussa Solar and Storage Project
                                                                                                                    the company has initiated the
                                                                      Dubbo Solar Hub
                                                                                                                    development of more than 1GW
                        Hornsdale Wind Farms 1, 2, 3

                            Hornsdale Power Reserve
                                                                     Parkes Solar Farm
                                                                   Griffith Solar Farm
                                                                                                                    of solar and wind projects through
                                                                  Coleambally Solar Farm                            organic growth, local partnerships
                                      Bulgana Green Power Hub   Numurkah Solar Farm                                 and strategic acquisitions.

           Neoen produce green electricity from renewable sources such as sunlight and wind
           using mature, tried and tested technologies. We are also leaders in energy storage.

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WORLD’S
  L A R G E S T B AT T E R Y
  HORNSDALE
  POWER RESERVE

                                                                              LESS THAN SIX
                                                                                  MONTHS
                                                                               FROM PROJECT
                                                                                INCEPTION TO
                                                                                 COMPLETION

                                              • 100MW Lithium-ion battery located
                                                next to Hornsdale Wind Farm

                                              • Owned and operated by Neoen

                                              • Installed and maintained by Tesla

• Provides grid stability services

• Saved SA energy consumers
  $50 million in 2018

• 50MW Stage 2 now under construction

                               REDUCES RISK
                               OF BLACKOUT
                                 IN SOUTH
                                 AUSTRALIA

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DELIVERING CHEAPER ENERGY
                           FOR INDUSTRY

                                                            LAVERTON STEELWORKS
                                                            VICTORIA
                                                            Laverton Steelworks have agreed to take power from
                                                            Neoen's 128 MW Numurkah Solar Farm under a 15-year
                                                            deal. GFG Alliance’s Executive Chairman Sanjeev Gupta said
                                                            the deal would help lower energy costs at Laverton.

DEGRUSSA MINING
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
DeGrussa is the largest off-grid solar battery storage
project in Australia. It powers a gold and copper mine in
remote WA. Commissioned in June 2016, it provides a
solar and storage solution to the majority of the mine’s
daytime electricity requirements, offsetting up to 20% of
total diesel consumption annually.

                                                            NECTAR FARMS
                                                            VICTORIA
                                                            Bulgana Green Power Hub, consisting of 196 MW of wind
                                                            backed by a 20MW battery, is co-located with agri-business
                                                            Nectar Farms to provide secure and affordable energy.
                                                            Nectar Farms is using the latest in hydroponic glasshouse
                                                            and plant technology to create a 10 hectare state of the art
                                                            facility and over 130 local jobs.

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WESTERN DOWNS GREEN POWER HUB
                                 OVERVIEW

Will span across       150MW          400MW       Will be located     High solar
1,545 hectares     battery storage   solar farm      near the       irradiance of
     of land                                      Kogan Creek       1,968 W/m2
                                                  Power Station

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PHASE 1:
                                                            PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
               DE VEL OPM ENT

                                                  Choose site                                 Meet local                          Meet                                  Environmental
                                                                                             land owners                       traditional                                 surveys,
                                                                                                                                 owners                                  local input,
                                                                                                                                                                            design                      Community
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Info Day
                                                      We are
                                                      here
                                                                     CONTRACT

                                     Appoint                       Grid connection                         Government                         Public                            Government
                                    contractors                      agreement                              approval                         exhibition                         submission

    Local jobs
      session                                                        PHASE 2:
                                                                CONST RUCT ION

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Regular
                                                                                                                                                                                                        community
                                 Arrange finance                                                        Prepare for               Hire workers                               Build                      updates
                                                                                                       construction

                                                                                                                PHASE 3:                                                                                Testing &
                                                                                                             OPERATION                                                                                  accreditation

   Operations
& maintenance
                                             Launch                     Community                                             Plant trees                 Generate                         Grid
                                          benefit sharing               celebration                                                                       electricity                   connection
                                            program

     Site visits
  & open days                                                                                                                                                                                        Back to phase 1

                                                                                                                                  Plant operates
                                                                                                                                   for 25+ years

                                      Environmental                    Land management                      Annual benefits                                  Renewal or
                                       monitoring                      & farming continues                  sharing program                                decommission?
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Decommission

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W H AT H A P P E N S
                                 DURING CONSTRUCTION
                                                                                        300-400 people
                                                                                   during peak construction

                                                                                                                      7-10
                                                                                                                   permanent
                                                                                                                      staff

EARLY WORKS                                        CONSTRUCTION STAGES
MAY/JUNE 2020                                    JULY 2020 TO FEBRUARY 2022

       IN THE TOWN                            ON THE ROADS                                AT THE SITE
       Increased numbers                          Road upgrades                     Surveys being conducted
     As early construction works           The project will b e accessed via         Currently undergoing extensive
   commence, you will start to see         Sixteen Mile Hall Road, which in         consultation with the Barrangum
  more project and construction staff      turn will be accessed via Kogan           Native Title Group – Aboriginal
            around town.                          Condamine Road.                    cultural heritage survey, while a
                                                                                    Cultural Heritage Agreement has
  The local service economy will see      Prior to construction, extensive road
                                                                                        been agreed and signed.
    an increase in their business.         upgrades will be made to Sixteen
                                          Mile Hall Road to ensure that it is a   Construction hours will be Monday to
 At peak, the numbers of construction     graveled pavement road. Upgrades            Saturday from 6am to 6pm.
 staff will be up to 300 to 400 people.       to the road will be in-line with
    We expect construction staff to        Western Downs Regional Council
     come from surrounding towns                        standards.
 Chinchilla, Dalby and Tara, as well as
 the wider Toowoomba and Brisbane
                   areas.

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OUR TEAM

                            DEVELOPERS, OWNERS & OPERATORS
                                             Development Manager: Anne Frederic

                                             Construction Manager: Laszlo Csanyi

                                          Community Relations Manager: Lisa Stiebel

                                                         EPC contract
                                                        will be awarded
                                                         in April 2020

                  ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT & CONSTRUCTION
                                 CONTRACTOR
                   Overall control of the site, managing deliveries of equipment and design of the solar farm.

      ELECTRICAL                               CIVIL & MECHANICAL                                 SUBSTATION
     INSTALLATION                               SUBCONTRACTOR                                   SUBCONTRACTOR
    SUBCONTRACTOR                            Site establishment, road and drainage          Design and construction of the solar
 Electrical installation of AC and DC         works. Mechanical installation of the           farm’s substation including high
cable systems and PV module cables.             PV panels and tracking system.                    voltage (HV) equipment.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
                        Engineering, Procurement & Construction Contractor
                                                  General roles available
                                                      Administration
                                                         Security
                                                     Waste Recycling

Electrical Installation                           Civil & Mechanical                         Substation Subcontractor
   Subcontractor                                    Subcontractor                                       Roles available
                                            Plant Operators        Labour roles                          Administration
      Roles available                                                                                           Civil
                                             roles available        available
         Electricians                                                                                    General Labour
                                                 Loader             Concreters
    Electricity installation                                                                          Electricity installation
                                                Excavator           Pipelayers
 Electrical Trade Assistants
                                                 Grader           General Labour                   Electrical Trade Assistants
                                                   Roller
                                               Dump Truck
                                               Watercarts
                                              Forklift and/or
                                               Telehandler
                                                  Trucks
                                                Pile Driver

                    SUPPLIER OPPORTUNITIES
        Goods and services we expect to be procured with a planned start date of June/July 2020:
                  Accommodation                                                       Safety Products (Local)
                     Cleaners                                                       Septic Pump Out Services
                     Computer                                                          Small Equipment Hire
                 Network Support                                                         Transport (Minor)
                 Crane (Minor Lifts)                                                Waste Management (Liquid)
         Earthworks Plant (Wet and Dry Hire)                                        Waste Management (Solid)
                Fencing and Gates                                                      Water (Construction)
             Food and Catering Service                                                    Water (Potable)
                       Freight                                                              Concreters
                        Fuel                                                             Concrete Supply
                  Material Testing                                        Welding & Engineering Fabrication (Site Services)
           Mechanical Fitter/Maintenance                                   Operation & Maintenance Facility Construction
                  Quarry Products

                               Anyone interested in working on the project, can email
                     contact@westerndownsgreenpowerhub.com.au with the following information:
                                                Name and Contact Details
                                        Service Area – Electrical/Mechanical/Civil
                                         Brief Summary of skills and experience
                     Details will then be sent on to the appropriate person within one of our contractors.

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P R O J E C T L AY O U T & L O C AT I O N
                                                                                                                                           General Information
     N                                                                                              PV-Module Rating (Wp)                                           340
                                                                                                    Inverter Rating at 35°C (MVA)                                   2.2
 W       E
                                                                                                    Nb of MVPS type 1: 4.4 MVA                                   101

     S                                                                                              Nb of MVPS type 2: 2.2 MVA                                      8
                                                                                                    Nb of Panels/Strings                                            29
                                                                                                    Nb of Strings/Tracker                                        3
                                                                                                    Nb of Trackers/Inverter                                      80
                                                                                                    Nb of Trackers                                               16,800
                                                                                                    Nb of Strings                                                50,400
                                                                                                    Nb of Panels                                                 1,461,600
                                                                                                    DC Power of PV plant (Wp)                                    496,944,000
                                                                                                    AC Power of PV plant at 35°C (MVA)                           462
                                                                                                 Area of PV plant (Ha)                                           1,400
                                                                                                 Distance between two tracker rows - "Pitch" (m)                 7

                                                                                                    LEGEND :

                                                                                                                          MVPS BLOCK BOUNDARIES
                                                                                                                          5.5 MVA MVPS
                                                                                                                          2.75 MVA MVPS

                                                                                               A0    Preliminary design

                                                                                               N°    Modifications                                                      Made by           Date     Check by         Date

                                                                                             Customer :

                                                                                             N° of Project :

                                                                                                       NEOEN WESTERN DOWNS SOLAR FARM

                                                                                             EPC Contractor :

                                                                                             Title document :

                                                                                                                                GENERAL LAYOUT
                                                                                                                             PRELIMINARY DESIGN

                                                                                                Drawn By :            Checked By :    Approved By :          Date                 Scale          Format       Sheet

                                                                                                                                                         27/03/2018           1:20,000            A3          1/1

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LOCAL COMMUNITY                                ECONOMIC BENEFITS
    BENEFITS

      $100,000 PER YEAR
  FOR LOCAL PROJECTS AND
   INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT
    THE PROJECT LIFESPAN
  (APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS)

                                             $540 MILLION     300-400 JOBS        7-10 JOBS
                                         INFRASTRUCTURE     CREATED DURING   CREATED DURING
                                              INVESTMENT     CONSTRUCTION        OPERATIONS

                E N V I R O N M E N TA L B E N E F I T S

                  ABILITY TO PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY

                        1,031,400 MWh
                   PER YEAR WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO:

          DISPLACING              POWERING          REMOVING               PLANTING
     825,120 TONNES          224,364 HOMES        23,092 CARS       8,457,480 TREES
    OF CO 2 EMISSIONS                          FROM THE ROAD

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Natasha Lawrence, Project Manager

0499 490 330

natasha.lawrence@neoen.com
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