News
27 November 2023

Victoria approves two BESS projects

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Power
Region:
Asia-Pacific

The Victoria government’s planning department has approved two new battery energy storage systems (BESS).Akaysha’s four-hour Elaine big battery west of Melbourne was originally designed as a 200MW/800MWh facility but has since been expanded to 311MW/1244 MWh. It will be located at a site...

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