Subscribe To Premium
Premium Homepage
News

Wirsol gets New South Wales development approval for 235MW solar plant paired with grid-scale battery storage

By Sean Rai-Roche
Southeast Asia & Oceania, Asia & Oceania
Grid Scale, Connected Technologies
Policy, Technology
LinkedIn
Twitter
Reddit
Facebook
Email
Design sketch for the project, which will allow dual land use activities, with sheep grazing planned on site. Image: Wirsol.

German solar developer Wirsol Energy has received development approval for its Maryvale solar and energy storage project in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.

Located near to the city of Dubbo, the co-located project will consist of roughly 235MW of solar PV, combined with 190MWh – 270MWh of energy storage in the form of a lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS).

The project has now received planning approval and has submitted a grid connection request. It is expected to start construction in late 2023, with commercial operations beginning in early 2025.

To read the full version of this story, visit PV Tech.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period
Start $1 Trial

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

Get Basic (FREE) Subscription
australia, developers, development approval, new south wales, solar-plus-storage, state government, wirsol

Read Next

FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.

Neoen Australia begins construction on 907MWh grid-forming BESS in South Australia

July 29, 2026
Neoen Australia has commenced construction of a 227MW/907MWh grid-forming battery storage system in South Australia.
Image: AEMO.

NEM battery price spreads fall 85% in a year as Australia’s grid-scale BESS fleet passes 9,000MW

July 29, 2026
NEM-wide battery price spreads fell 85% in a single year to average AU$51/MWh (US$35/MWh) in Q2 2026, according to AEMO.
Image: Quinbrook.

Quinbrook’s Supernode BESS becomes the largest in operation across Australia’s NEM

July 29, 2026
Quinbrook has completed construction and commenced commercial operations at Stage 2 of its Supernode BESS in Australia.
Screenshot of Arenko's Nimbus platform. Coordination becomes increasingly important in a renewables-heavy grid. Image: Arenko

Forecasts are always wrong: Co-location depends on real-time data and integration

July 28, 2026
There can be great value in co-location, but the operational reality is not as simple as it may sound, writes Daniel Moore-Oats of Arenko.
Recent inauguration ceremony for a large-scale solar PV project by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) in Malaysia. Image: PETRA

Malaysia launches tender for 2.5GW of solar PV with co-located battery storage

July 28, 2026
The government of Malaysia has unveiled the next round of its Large-scale solar (LSS) program tender seeking 2.5GW of solar PV co-located with 1.25GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity.

Most Popular

Poland: R.Power enlists EPCs for 2.2GWh of BESS, EDF and Eurus, Eiffel and Ergy co-invest in projects

Brookfield buys BESS developer Aypa Power from Blackstone  

Vehicle-to-grid added to Massachusetts utilities’ ConnectedSolutions demand response VPP

1.5GWh+ of BESS deals in Italy: Sonnedix, Strioga buy projects; BNZ, RWE order from Sungrow and LONGi

Sodium-ion BESS: CATL in 2GWh Eastern Europe collaboration, ESS Inc signs LOI for 500MWh of US deployments

Slovakian battery and BESS manufacturer InoBat eyes SPAC merger for Nasdaq listing

Newsletter