Downer achieves Australian first for renewable project

29/03/2018

Downer achieves Australian first for renewable project

Downer has been awarded the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia’s (ISCA) ‘As Built’ Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) rating for the Ararat Wind Farm. This is the first IS rating to be awarded to a renewable infrastructure project.

The ISCA’s Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) rating scheme is Australia’s only comprehensive scheme for evaluating the sustainability of the design, construction and operation of infrastructure projects.

The rating recognises that the project has implemented long-term economic, social and environmental benefits to the local Victorian community.

Trevor Cohen, Executive Director of Downer’s Utilities business, said: “Downer is pleased to be recognised with Australia’s first Infrastructure Sustainability rating for a renewable infrastructure project.”

“It has been a pleasure to share this significant recognition with our customer, RES Australia, which shares the same sustainable aspirations as we do.”

RES Australia CEO, Matt Rebbeck, said: “We’re proud to partner with Downer on the Ararat Wind Farm and demonstrate how sustainable renewable infrastructure can reap benefits for the local community and environment.”

Ainsley Simpson, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia, congratulated Downer and RES on the rating: “There is a growing number of Australian organisations from both the private and public sectors using the IS rating scheme to independently rate the sustainability performance of their infrastructure projects. Downer is congratulated and recognised for demonstrating leadership in this space, being the only company to date, to have achieved IS Design, As Built and Operations ratings for the various infrastructure projects they have helped deliver and operate.”

The Ararat Wind Farm

The Ararat Wind Farm is the third largest wind farm in Australia, generating electricity to power over 120,000 Victorian homes each year. Click here for more information on the project.