Decmil, RJE land BOP deal for 218-MW Aussie wind project

Australian builders Decmil Group Ltd (ASX:DCG) and RJE Global have secured a contract for balance of plant (BOP) works related to the construction of the 218-MW Ryan Corner wind park in Victoria.

The wind farm project is owned by the Aussie unit of Spanish utility Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:NTGY), in which the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund holds a 25% stake.

Decmil said on Wednesday that its joint venture with RJE has won a contract worth AUD 71 million (USD 51.8m/EUR 43.7m) from Naturgy’s majority-owned Global Power Generation (GPG). The assignment covers the design and construction of the civil and electrical balance of plant for the 52-turbine wind farm, as well as wind turbine bases, access tracks, site cabling and a switch room.

The works to be undertaken by Decmil will begin in December 2020 and are due to be completed by end-2021. The construction group noted that on a split basis, its scope of work is estimated at AUD 51 million.

Sited about 300 km (186.4 miles) from Melbourne, near Port Fairy, Ryan Corner will be built at an investment of AUD 359 million. It will operate under a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Australian government-owned electricity retailer and generator Snowy Hydro Ltd, which will buy at least 75% of its output.

(AUD 1.0 = USD 0.729/EUR 0.615)

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