Project

Mortlake Battery

PROJECT STATUS
Announced
Mortlake Battery

The Mortlake Battery project is a proposed 300 megawatt battery energy storage project to be located adjacent to the Mortlake power station in Victoria. 

This project is located within the Victorian South-West REZ V4 region. The battery will be connected into the 500kV network that runs through the power station.

Funding contributions

The Federal Government provided conditional funding through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), as part of ARENA's $176 million Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round. The exact amount remains undisclosed. 

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Origin Energy

PROJECT HISTORY

Dec 2022 The project was announced as one of eight battery projects to receive funding through through ARENA’s $176 million Large Scale Battery Storage funding round
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Victoria |
Resources
Media releases
2022/12/17