Operations of Australia's Kennedy Energy Park delayed until 2020

Its EPC contractor failed to secure a connection agreement.

The commercial operation of the world’s first wind, solar, and battery hybrid project has been delayed into 2020 after its EPC contractor failed to deliver a fully-functioning generator performance standard (GPS) mode, according to Australian-listed wind energy development company Windlab Limited.

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is unable to register the project, Kennedy Energy Park, until a compliant GPS is prepared and approved.

In an announcement, Windlab said that it was told by its EPC contractor to Kennedy Energy Park, a joint venture between Vestas Wind Systems and Quanta Services, that it has failed to secure a connection agreement in a previously-agreed timeframes and that it is not expected to do so until December 2019. The EPC contractor is contractually-responsible for the delivery of a fully functioning, compliant GPS model, said Windlab.

Kennedy Energy Park comprises of 43.5MW of wind energy, 15MW of solar and a 4MWh Tesla battery, and has shared plans to grow to a massive 1,200MW in the long term.

Photo from Windlab Limited's website.

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