EnergyAustralia intends to install a utility-scale battery with a four-hour, 350 megawatt (MW) capacity in Jeeralang, in Victoria's Latrobe Valley. The battery will be co-located on the site of the Jeeralang Power Station in Latrobe Valley.
The battery is expected to be operational by 2026, before the retirement of the Yallourn Power Station in mid-2028.
The project was previously referred to as the Jeeralang Battery.
Key Dates
| Mar 2021 | Project Announcement |
| 2025 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | EnergyAustralia |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Mar 2021 | EnergyAustralia announced the project alongside an announcement that it would retire the Yallourn brown coal-fired generator in mid-2028, four years before previously planned. |
| Sep 2021 | EnergyAustralia called for Expressions of Interest for a Project Development Partner, including engineering, procurement and construction of the battery. The project name was also changed from Jeeralang Battery to Wooreen Energy Storage System. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Victoria |
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