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Construction company makes successful bid in solar farm development

Australian law firm Maddocks has advised a construction company on its successful bid to build and maintain two new Aussie solar farm projects.

June 15, 2021 • By Emma Musgrave
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Firm: Maddocks (PCL Constructors Pacific Rim Pty Ltd).

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Deal: PCL Constructors Pacific Rim Pty Ltd (PCL) has secured the contracts to be the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operations and maintenance provider (O&M) for the Woolooga and West Wyalong solar farms.

 
 

Value: Undisclosed.

Area: Finance, energy and resources.

Key players: The legal team advising PCL has led by Maddocks special counsel Sefton Warner, with support from partners Andrew Pitney and Andrew Chapman, senior associate Michael Copeland and lawyer Victoria Mellor.

Deal significance: As per a statement provided by Maddocks, the Woolooga project, situated in Queensland, will have a capacity of 214 MWdc, while the West Wyalong project, in NSW, will have a capacity of 107 MWdc. Both projects are sponsored by Lightsource bp Australia, the firm said.

“These projects in Australia form part of the growing number of solar assets under construction by Canadian-based parent company PCL Construction, which includes the Gunnedah Solar Farm in New South Wales,” it added.

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Commenting further, Mr Warner said: “Maddocks is delighted to assist an experienced international EPC contractor expand their renewable operations in Australia with these two new solar farm projects, notwithstanding the recent challenges presented by the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain.”

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Emma Musgrave

Emma Musgrave

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Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.

Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences. 

Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.

She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University. 

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