Australia’s New South Wales has seen 532MW of firming projects contracted through its seventh infrastructure tender, securing two projects designed to strengthen electricity supply during periods of peak demand and system stress in the Sydney-Newcastle-Wollongong region.

New South Wales BESS set two charging records on 2 May, reaching 1,240MW of charging power and capturing 11.9% of state consumption.

Update 28 April 2026: Following publication of this story, Hydrostor reached out to clarify some of the conditions detailed below and provided a statement.

The NSW IPC has approved Spark Renewables’ Dinawan Solar Farm, an 800MW solar project paired with a 356MW/1,574MWh BESS.

Transgrid has shortlisted nine utility-scale battery storage projects, totalling up to 2GW, to provide critical system strength services.

The New South Wales IPC has approved Ausgrid’s 400MWh Steel River East BESS located within the Hunter and Central Coast REZ.

Octopus Australia has broken ground on the 486MWh Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery site in New South Wales (NSW).

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has approved Edify Energy’s 400MWh Burroway solar-plus-storage project in Australia.

The NSW government has endorsed 16 projects worth a collective AU$34.4 billion through its newly established Investment Delivery Authority.

New South Wales (NSW) energy minister Penny Sharpe has directed ASL to deliver a firming capacity tender addressing forecast energy shortfalls from 2033-34.