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Grid-scale battery storage projects in Australia
36 projects · 12,942 MW · 40,110 MWh disclosed. Status: In development 20, Under construction 8, Operating 7, Financed 1.
| Project | Sponsor | Location | Size | Status | Revenue | Financing / lenders | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TagEnergy Morwell BESS Not publicly disclosed | TagEnergy (acquired from Ace Power, mid-2025) | Latrobe Valley, Victoria — connects to 500kV Hazelwood Terminal Station near Morwell | 1,000 MW / 4,000 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | AU$1.3bn project; approved under Victoria's Development Facilitation Program | ↗ |
| Waratah Super Battery Full commercial operations 28 Sep 2026 (AEMO approved full capacity) | Akaysha Energy | Former Munmorah power station site, NSW Central Coast | 850 MW / 1,680 MWh | Operating | Transgrid System Integrity Protection Scheme (SIPS, 700 MW / 1,400 MWh) | Capex over A$1bn; financing structure not disclosed | ↗ |
| Western Downs Battery Stages 1–2 commissioned; stage 3 late 2027 | Neoen (Brookfield) | Near Chinchilla, QLD | 845 MW / 2,300 MWh | Operating | Virtual tolls with AGL, Shell and Engie | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Supernode First 260 MW energised; completion 2028 | Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners | Outskirts of Brisbane, QLD | 760 MW / 3,096 MWh | Under construction | Stages 1–2 contracted to Origin; stage 3 to Stanwell | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Eraring Battery 4 stages, due 2027 | Origin Energy | Adjacent to Eraring power station, NSW | 700 MW / 3,180 MWh | Under construction | No long-term contract disclosed; evening peak and system services | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub Operating since Dec 2025 (3 × 200 MW) | Equis / SEC | Near Hillside, ~28 km NW of Melbourne, VIC | 600 MW / 1,600 MWh | Operating | State-owned SEC co-owner; Side B expansion (200 MW/800 MWh) won CIS Tender 8 | Capex A$1.1bn; SEC’s first investment; financing structure not disclosed | ↗ |
| European Energy Gippsland Battery Not publicly disclosed | European Energy | Gippsland, Victoria, Australia | 600 MW | In development | Revenue structure NPD | Victorian planning approval granted; storage 1,200 or 2,400 MWh; financing NPD | ↗ |
| Collie Battery (Neoen) Commissioned Sep 2025 | Neoen (Brookfield) | Collie, WA | 560 MW / 2,240 MWh | Operating | No contract stated in source | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Mount Britton Battery Not publicly disclosed | AGL Energy | Near Nebo, Mackay hinterland, Queensland (next to Nebo substation) | 500 MW / 2,000 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | Financing NPD; referred for federal EPBC assessment | ↗ |
| Virya Energy Meering West Wind Farm Battery Not publicly disclosed | Virya Energy | North of Victoria, Australia | 500 MW / 1,000 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | Battery within 1.3 GW wind project; Victorian planning approval granted, wind still needs federal EPBC approval; financing NPD | ↗ |
| Twin Hills Battery (Three Springs, WA) Not publicly disclosed | Wind Prospect | Shire of Three Springs, Mid West, Western Australia (about 35 km north-east of Eneabba) | 500 MW | In development | NPD | NPD | ↗ |
| AGL Tomago Battery Not publicly disclosed | AGL Energy | Tomago, New South Wales, Australia | 500 MW / 2,000 MWh | Under construction | NPD | NPD | ↗ |
| Orana BESS Not publicly disclosed | Akaysha Energy | Central-West Orana REZ, NSW | 415 MW / 1,660 MWh | Operating | CIS underwriting + 12-yr virtual toll for 200 MW with EnergyAustralia | A$650m project financing (debt), 3-year term (Jul 2024) ANZ, CBA, Westpac, BNP Paribas, CIBC, DBS, ING, Mizuho, Rabobank, Siemens, SMBC | ↗ |
| Gelston Energy Park Not publicly disclosed | Ascera Energy | McCullys Gap, NSW | 400 MW / 1,600 MWh | In development | CIS Tender 8 winner | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Baranduda Electrical Energy Reserve Not publicly disclosed | Birdwood Energy; SEC minority stake (A$43m) | Near Wodonga, next to Wodonga Terminal Station, Victoria | 400 MW / 1,860 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | SEC invested A$43 million for a minority stake; debt financing NPD | ↗ |
| Grahams Battery Not publicly disclosed | Ampyr Energy | Kogan, QLD | 350 MW / 1,428 MWh | In development | CIS Tender 8 winner | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Moorabool Battery Not publicly disclosed | HMC Capital | Moorabool, VIC | 300 MW / 1,200 MWh | In development | CIS Tender 8 winner | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Richmond Valley BESS Due 2027 | Ark Energy | Richmond Valley, northern NSW | 275 MW / 2,200 MWh | In development | Won NSW long-duration storage tender (8-hour) | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| ACEnergy Joel Joel BESS Not publicly disclosed | ACEnergy | Western Victoria, Australia | 250 MW / 1,000 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | EPBC Act referral lodged; still needs state development approval; to connect via 220 kV cable to Bulgana Green Power Hub terminal station, planned September 2027 start; financing NPD | ↗ |
| Williamsdale BESS (Eku Energy) Operating · Oct 2026 | Eku Energy (Macquarie) | Tuggeranong, ACT | 250 MW / 500 MWh | Operating | 15-year revenue share agreement with the ACT government (ACT receives 50% of revenue) | 100% equity owned by Eku; debt financing NPD | ↗ |
| Nine Mile BESS (Pacific Green) Stage 1 250MW/500MWh; construction no earlier than late 2026; Stage 2 to 4-hour (1,000MWh) | Pacific Green / Green Switch Energy | Near Geelong, Victoria | 250 MW / 500 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | AU$600m project; DFP-approved; subject to financial close | ↗ |
| Emeroo BESS Not publicly disclosed | Potentia Energy | Wami Kata, SA | 225 MW / 900 MWh | In development | CIS Tender 8 winner | Not publicly disclosed | ↗ |
| Culcairn Battery Not publicly disclosed | Neoen Australia | New South Wales (alongside Culcairn Solar Farm) | 215 MW / 963 MWh | Financed | Revenue structure NPD | Part of Neoen's A$1.8 billion debt package for a 1.2 GW portfolio CEFC, Westpac, ANZ, Bank of China, HSBC, Export Development Canada, ING, KfW IPEX, Mizuho, UOB, Société Générale, Bank of America | ↗ |
| Pacific Blue Bendigo BESS (Golden Square) Not publicly disclosed | Pacific Blue (SPIC-owned) | Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria (next to main substation) | 201 MW / 855 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | Financing NPD | ↗ |
| Potentia Energy Tragowell Battery Not publicly disclosed | Potentia Energy | Victoria, Australia | 200 MW / 800 MWh | In development | Revenue structure NPD | Victorian planning approval granted; financing NPD | ↗ |
| Steel River East BESS (PLUS Grid Storage) Target COD late 2027 | PLUS Grid Storage (Ausgrid Group) | Steel River Industrial Estate, Newcastle, New South Wales (Mayfield West 132kV zone substation) | 200 MW / 400 MWh | Under construction | NPD | NSW Energy Security Corporation committed AU$100m (Jun 2026) to PLUS Grid Storage's 650MW four-project portfolio, of which this is one of the first two | ↗ |
| Gentari Maryvale Solar and Storage Project (battery) Target COD Q2 2027 | Gentari | Central-West Orana REZ (Wellington region), New South Wales, Australia | 172 MW / 409 MWh | Under construction | NPD | NPD | ↗ |
| Hazelwood 2 BESS Not publicly disclosed | Engie | Latrobe Valley, Victoria (former coal-fired power station site) | 150 MW / 300 MWh | Under construction | Revenue structure NPD | Financing NPD | ↗ |
| Hornsdale Battery Not publicly disclosed | Neoen (owned by Brookfield Asset Management) | Hornsdale, South Australia | 150 MW / 194 MWh | Operating | Revenue structure NPD | Part of Neoen's A$1.8bn Australian portfolio refinancing (13 lenders) ANZ, NAB, Westpac, CEFC, Bank of America, Bank of China, Export Development Canada, HSBC, Société Générale (portfolio-level, 13 lenders) | ↗ |
| Sundown Solar and Battery Project (battery) Not publicly disclosed | Recurrent Energy (Canadian Solar subsidiary) | Spring Mountain, ~30 km east of Inverell, New England REZ, NSW | 150 MW | In development | Four-hour battery; revenue structure NPD (paired with 350 MW solar) | NSW IPC development approval (Aug) and federal EPBC approval (Oct 23); financing NPD | ↗ |
| Glenrowan BESS Not publicly disclosed | Pacific Partnerships (Cimic Group) | Glenrowan, north-east Victoria (co-located with 130 MW Glenrowan solar farm) | 102 MW | In development | SEC Victoria rebooted 10-year offtake (replacing VRET-auction PPA) to add 102 MW, up to 4-hour battery | Construction expected after financial close sometime next year; lenders NPD | ↗ |
| South Energy Macedon BESS Target COD 2028 (construction from early 2027, per developer) | South Energy | Black Forest Drive, Macedon, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria | 100 MW | In development | Four-hour BESS, ~128 lithium-ion containers on ~5 ha; planning application under assessment by the Planning Minister via the Development Facilitation Program; revenue structure NPD | Financing NPD | ↗ |
| Chivers Road BESS (Pacific Partnerships) Not publicly disclosed | Pacific Partnerships | Chivers Rd & Winton-Glenrowan Rd, Glenrowan, Victoria — co-located with 130MW Glenrowan Solar Farm | 100 MW | In development | Revenue structure NPD | AU$130m project; DFP-approved | ↗ |
| Frontier Energy Waroona Renewable Energy Project Stage One (battery) First generation expected 2028 | Frontier Energy | Waroona, Western Australia (c.120 km south of Perth) | 81.5 MW | Under construction | NPD | Syndicated facility agreement signed (debt up to A$280m); financial close expected within weeks; A$110m equity placement completed in June Natixis CIB, Sumitomo Mitsui | ↗ |
| Hallett Battery Energy Storage System (EnergyAustralia) Target COD mid-2027 · last battery packs installed; approved for further 150 MW | EnergyAustralia | Canowie, South Australia — alongside Hallett gas-fired power station, 210 km north of Adelaide | 50 MW / 245 MWh | Under construction | NPD | Financial close reached (date NPD); SA Crown Sponsorship | ↗ |
| Gelliondale Wind Farm BESS (Synergy Wind) Not publicly disclosed | Synergy Wind | Gippsland, Victoria — co-located with 80MW wind farm | 40 MW | In development | Revenue structure NPD | AU$388m wind+storage project; DFP-approved | ↗ |
Disclosed lenders in Australia
ANZ (3) · Westpac (3) · ING (2) · Mizuho (2) · CEFC (2) · Bank of China (2) · HSBC (2) · Export Development Canada (2) · Bank of America (2) · CBA (1) · BNP Paribas (1) · CIBC (1) · DBS (1) · Rabobank (1) · Siemens (1) · SMBC (1) · KfW IPEX (1) · UOB (1) · Société Générale (1) · NAB (1) · Société Générale (portfolio-level (1) · 13 lenders) (1) · Natixis CIB (1) · Sumitomo Mitsui (1)
Latest Australia news
- 9 Nov 2026EnergyAustralia's 50 MW/245 MWh five-hour Hallett battery receives final packs, targets mid-2027 operation
- 9 Nov 2026Frontier Energy signs up to A$280m project finance facility for Waroona solar-battery Stage 1 in Western Australia
- 6 Nov 2026Eku Energy's 250 MW/500 MWh Williamsdale battery goes commercial in Canberra, starting 15-year revenue share with ACT government
- 3 Nov 2026Victoria's SEC extends 10-year Glenrowan solar PPA to add a 102 MW battery
- 2 Nov 2026Australia H1 2026: nine large batteries (2.3 GW/7.1 GWh) switched on, 13 projects (1.6 GW/6.5 GWh) reach financial close
- 30 Oct 2026CATL picked as technology partner for SEC-backed 400 MW/1.86 GWh Baranduda battery
- 23 Oct 2026Australia Q3: batteries out-supply gas in the evening peak for the first time
- 22 Oct 2026NEM connection queue hits 80.9 GW, over half batteries
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