The Bungama Battery, being developed by Risen Energy, is a proposed energy storage system which comprises the development of a 200-megawatt / 400-megawatt hour facility near Port Pirie in South Australia.
The project will include grid forming inverter technology with a new integration system.
The development is to be located adjacent to the existing 275 kilovolt Bungama Substation.
Key Dates
| Aug 2021 | Project Announcement |
Funding contributions
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The project recieved an unspecified funding contribution from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to equip the asset with grid-forming inverter technology. |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Risen Energy |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Feb 2022 | Risen Energy announced the project and submitted a Development Application. |
| Dec 2022 | The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced the project was one of eight Battery Energy Storage Systems which would receive funding through the ARENA’s Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
South Australia |
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