Australia: HMC Capital completes AU$950 million acquisition of Neoen’s Victoria portfolio
HMC Capital has completed the acquisition of Neoen’s energy storage and renewables portfolio in Victoria, Australia.
Australia’s Marinus Link achieves FID and secures EPBC Act approval for Tasmania interconnector
Marinus Link Pty has secured FID and EPBC Act approval for the first stage of its HVDC interconnector connecting Victoria and Tasmania.
Akaysha Energy’s ‘giant shock absorber’ Waratah Super Battery switched on in Australia
The first 350MW/700MWh of the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia, has officially come online.
New South Wales’s green bank Energy Security Corporation: ‘If there’s a gap getting a project over the line, we will try and play a role’
Paul Peters, CEO of the New South Wales Energy Security Corporation (ESC) discusses the investment mandate of the newly launched green bank.
Grid-scale battery storage discharging hits all-time quarterly high in Australia’s NEM
Grid-scale BESS discharge has hit an all-time quarterly high in Australia’s National Electricity Market for an average of 162MW in Q2 of 2025.
Ark Energy to add 2,000MWh BESS at wind project in New South Wales, Australia
Ark Energy has submitted plans for a 2,000MWh wind-plus-storage project to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC).
Fluence lands its biggest deal globally for 2,000MWh grid-forming BESS in Australia
Fluence has penned its largest battery energy storage system deal globally for a 2,000MWh battery storage project owned by Australia’s AGL.
Australia uplifts Capacity Investment Scheme target to 40GW of renewables and energy storage
Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, has confirmed that the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) will be upsized from 32GW to 40GW.
Australia’s New South Wales to launch 500MW firming tender to address grid-reliability issues
The New South Wales government has announced plans to launch a new tender seeking 500MW of firming capacity, seeking bids from battery energy storage, gas and virtual power plants (VPP).
Australia’s CEFC invests record AU$4.7 billion in energy storage, renewables and transmission
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced it has invested a record AU$4.7 billion (US$3.09 billion) in large-scale renewables, energy storage, and transmission projects during the 12-month period ending 30 June 2025.
