Publicly-owned energy company CleanCo Queensland’s 250MW/500MWh Swanbank battery energy storage system (BESS) has officially registered with AEMO and commenced its testing and commissioning phase.

Local authorities approved 1,237MW/2,474MWh of grid-scale BESS in the UK, the latest data from our monthly roundup shows.

Victoria has become the first state in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) to achieve more than 1GW of simultaneous battery storage charging.

“Australia is one of the leading countries for grid-forming inverters,” said Natalie Thompson, senior analyst of energy storage and solar at Wood Mackenzie, when discussing the Australian energy storage market.

ESN Premium speaks with Sahand Karimi, co-founder and CEO of Australian AI-driven energy management company OptiGrid, on the new FPP reform.

South Australia is preparing to launch a new LDES tender seeking projects with a minimum of 30MW and at least 8 hours in duration.

Queensland achieved a new battery discharge record on 30 March 2025, with a maximum instantaneous battery discharge of 474.1MW at 17:55.

The UK saw 1,590MW/3,179MWh of grid-scale BESS projects approved last month, bringing the total approved projects to around 55.4GW/117GWh.

Renewco Power and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure will develop and build a pipeline of BESS projects in Spain.

Australia’s Edify Energy has confirmed that its 185MW/370MWh Koorangie BESS in Victoria has started exporting to the grid.