The Heywood BESS is a proposed battery located one kilometre north of the Heywood Terminal Station, approximately five kilometres from the town of Heywood, Victoria.
The Heywood BESS is expected to include:
- a BESS with a capacity of up to 300 megawatts / 1,200 megawatt hours
- substation and associated electrical infrastructure
- transmission connection infrastructure (underground cable, to connect the BESS to the existing Heywood Terminal Station), and
- auxiliary power supplies.
Key Dates
| Feb 2026 | Project Announcement |
| Apr 2027 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2028 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Atmos Renewables |
PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2025 | Atmos Renewables submitted a planning application to the Department of Transport and Planning for the project. |
| Sep 2025 | The project's Development Application was placed on public exhibition. |
| Dec 2025 | The Victorian Government approved the project's Development Application through the Development Facilitation Program. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2026)
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Victoria |
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