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.
A planning permit application is currently being assessed by George Town Council.
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.