Cimitiere Plains Solar Farm
IB Vogt is developing a 288 MW solar farm on private land, 5 km northeast of George Town, Tasmania.
The Cimitiere Plains Solar Farm will be connected to the TasNetworks George Town substation by 6 kilometres of double circuit transmission line on poles.
The solar farm will be situated on approximately 454 Ha of rural land that is currently used for dryland agriculture, predominantly grazing.
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A planning permit application is currently being assessed by George Town Council.
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Construction is expected to commence in 2026, with the solar farm operational approximately 18 months later.
The project involves construction of:
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Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels mounted on single axis tracker frames
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On site substation, site office and control room
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Security fence and internal access tracks
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Transmission lines to the George Town substation.
The transmission line will traverse approximately 5 km of forest (and regenerating forest) and 1 km of cleared land that is currently used for recreation and as part of the buffer area for the Bell Bay aluminium smelter.
Poles will support two circuits that will operate at a voltage of 110 kV. The easement for the transmission line will be 50 m wide.
Ib vogt is developing this project:
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to produce renewable electricity at a competitive price and sell that product into the National Electricity Market (NEM).
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in a way that minimises impacts on the environment and the local community.
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to supply renewable energy to industrial development in north east Tasmania.
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to contribute to the Tasmanian goal to achieve 200% renewable energy by 2040.
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to make a substantial contribution to meeting the Tasmanian Renewable Energy Target (TRET) with annual production of approximately 620 GWh per year or 5.9% of the TRET. This amount of energy is sufficient to power approximately 100,000 homes.