The Summerfield Battery is a 240-megawatt / 960-megawatt hour battery located in Murraylands, South Australia near Mannum and approximately 30 kilometres from the Tungkillo switching station.
As part of the project, Summerfield is directly developing transmission infrastructure to help unlock the extension of the southeast renewable energy zone. Once complete, this is expected to enable up to 600 megawatts of additional transmission capacity.
Key Dates
| Nov 2023 | Project Announcement |
| Nov 2023 | Contract Award |
| Feb 2025 | Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
| Dec 2027 | Expected Operations/Service Commencement |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners |
| Successful Tenderer: | e-STORAGE, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Nov 2023 | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announced the project as well as their partnership with e-STORAGE, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, in delivering the battery. |
| Sep 2024 | The financial investment decision was made to proceed with the project. |
| Feb 2025 | Construction commenced on the project. |
| Feb 2025 | Origin Energy announced that they had secured an exclusive offtake agreement with the Summerfield Battery. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
South Australia |
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