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Utility AGL's 250MW Torrens Island BESS (pictured) in South Australia went online in August 2023. Image: Wärtsilä-AGL.

AGL’s Torrens Island BESS in South Australia hit by a second AEMO direction

March 12, 2026
Australia’s battery energy storage sector faces mounting operational pressures, following the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) issuing its latest direction to AGL’s Torrens Island battery energy storage system (BESS) on 9 March.
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