The proposed Rangebank Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is a 200-megawatt / 400-megawatt hour battery to be located in the Rangebank Business Park, southeast Melbourne. It will connect to the Cranbourne Terminal Station.
Key Dates
| Apr 2023 | Contract Award |
| Jun 2023 | Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2024 | Construction Completion |
Financing
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Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group and Shell Energy Operations are partnering to deliver the battery. Through an offtake agreement, Shell Energy will have access to 100 per cent of the battery’s offtake over a 20-year period. |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Shell Energy |
| Successful Tenderer: | Fluence |
| Procurement note: | The project is being delivered under a "Build, Service, and Maintain" contract over the lifespan of the project. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Mar 2023 | Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group and Shell Energy Operations announced they would deliver the project. |
| Apr 2023 | Fluence were selected to deliver the main works contract for the project. Fluence are responsible for the construction, service and maintenence of the BESS facility over the project lifespan. |
| Dec 2024 | The Victorian Government announced the completion of construction on the project. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Other |
Location
Victoria |
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