The solar farm will be built on Green Belt off Rochdale Road East. Credit: Andreas Gücklhorn on Unsplash

Rochdale hunts for £4m solar farm contractor

Wanted: a company to design, engineer, and deliver the nearly 27-acre Chamber House Solar Farm in Heywood.

The estimated £3.8m contract would run from 17 October this year to 30 April 2025. During this time, Rochdale Council wants the successful bid winner to operate and maintain the solar farm as well.

While price will be considered in choosing the right contract, the council said it would not be the only deciding factor.

Chamber House Solar Farm is part of the £17.2m Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester programme, which is led by Energy Systems Catapult. The project has already received £2.2m from the European Regional Development Fund to help bring it forward.

The solar farm would be situated on Green Belt located off Rochdale Road East. It is meant to have a 30-year design life and received planning permission in 2020.

Rochdale Council estimates the farm will generate 4,500 megawatt hours of electricity per year – enough to power 1,250 homes.

The deadline for the procurement exercise is 1 September. Tender documents can be found at the-chest.org.uk.

Your Comments

Read our comments policy

Why more greenbelt. Cannot the roofs of existing and future council buildings in town be used equally as well.

By Robert bennett

Related Articles

Sign up to receive the Place Daily Briefing

Join more than 13,000 property professionals and receive your free daily round-up of built environment news direct to your inbox

Subscribe

Join more than 13,000 property professionals and sign up to receive your free daily round-up of built environment news direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

"*" indicates required fields

Your Job Field*
Other regional Publications - select below