Grid-scale BESS on track for Wellington, NSW
Australian power producer AMPYR has achieved financial close on its 300 MW Wellington Stage 1 battery energy storage system.
The Wellington Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is planned to be developed in the central west New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The project will comprise a grid-scale BESS with a total discharge capacity of around 400MW. AMPYR Australia, a renewable energy assets developer in the country, owns 100% of the BESS project.
Wellington South Battery Energy Storage System is being developed in NSW, Australia. (Credit: Sungrow EMEA on Unsplash) The Wellington Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is planned to be developed in the central west New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The project will comprise a grid-scale BESS with a total discharge capacity of around 400MW.
The target capacity of the Wellington BESS is 500 MW / 1,000 MWh, making it one of the largest battery storage projects in NSW. The Wellington BESS will connect to the adjacent TransGrid Wellington substation, adjacent to the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (Central West Orana REZ).
This will make Wellington BESS one of the largest battery storage projects in NSW. Wellington is being constructed at 6773 and 6909 Goolma Road, Wuuluman NSW 2820. The project site is situated within the Central-West Orana Renewable energy Zone (CWO REZ), in the Dubbo Regional Council local government area (LGA).
More than 1 GW of firmed storage capacity is set to be delivered by the six winning projects from the New South Wales (NSW) tender combining state and federal schemes. Akaysha Energy's 415 MW / 1660 MWh battery in Wellington and AGL's 500 MW / 1000 MWh Liddell battery are the round's two biggest projects.
The Waratah Super Battery will comprise up to 2,600 containerised lithium-ion type batteries. The Orana BESS is the company's second major storage goal – with the company noting it will be Australia's first gigawatt-scale four-hour battery. “At Akaysha Energy, we are bullish on longer duration systems such as this four-hour system.

Australian power producer AMPYR has achieved financial close on its 300 MW Wellington Stage 1 battery energy storage system.
Australian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy has secured a $650 million debt deal that will accelerate the development of what is to be
More than 1 GW of firmed storage capacity is set to be delivered by the six winning projects from the New South Wales (NSW) tender
Project Background Akaysha is proposing to deploy a large-scale BESS near Wellington in central-west NSW. Known as the Orana BESS, it will have a
AMPYR Australia Pty Ltd (AMPYR) proposes to develop the Wellington Battery Energy Storage System along with associated infrastructure (the project), approximately 3 kilometres (km)
It now fully owns the battery storage facility. AMPYR Australia is now the full owner of the Wellington Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
The Wellington Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is planned to be developed in the central west New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The project will comprise a
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