The Minister and Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy have jointly announced the results of Tender 8 under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS).
Fifteen projects have been selected, delivering a combined 4.2 gigawatts (GW) or 16.1 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy storage.
This represents enough capacity to support peak demand for more than 3.7 million households in the National Electricity Market (NEM) for up to 4 hours.
The projects are expected to create more than 6,800 jobs across construction, operations and maintenance over their lifetimes.
Developers have also made commitments to deliver benefits for local communities, First Nations participation and increase the use of Australian made materials.
Subject to final contracts, projects supported under Tender 8 have committed over:
- $60 million in community benefit sharing
- $220 million in First Nations benefits
- $50 million in Australian made steel.
Successful projects
New South Wales
- Bulabul 1 Battery – 300 MW (600 MWh), operated by Ampyr in Wuuluman
- Gelston Energy Park – 400 MW (1,600 MWh), operated by Ascera Energy in McCullys Gap
- Ridgey Creek BESS – 130 MW (520 MWh), operated by Potentia Energy in Parkes
Queensland
- Byellee BESS – 300 MW (1,160 MWh), operated by Eku Energy in Byellee
- Ganymirra Energy Storage System – 250 MW (1,000 MWh), operated by Edify Energy in Majors Creek
- Grahams Battery – 350 MW (1,428 MWh), operated by Ampyr in Kogan
- Majors Creek Energy Storage System – 250 MW (1,000 MWh), operated by Edify Energy in Majors Creek
- Oaky Creek BESS – 250 MW (1,000 MWh), operated by Akaysha Energy in Ellesmere
- Rutherglen Battery – 400 MW (1,602 MWh), operated by Ampyr in Bororen
- Woonga Creek BESS – 350 MW (1,223 MWh), operated by Lightsource bp in Lower Wonga
South Australia
- Blanche BESS – 125 MW (508 MWh), operated by Potentia Energy in Compton
- Emeroo BESS – 225 MW (900 MWh), operated by Potentia Energy in Wami Kata
Victoria
- Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub Side B – 200 MW (800 MWh), operated by Equis Australia in Plumpton
- Moorabool Battery – 300 MW (1,200 MWh), operated by HMC Capital in Moorabool
- Wimpole Battery – 375 MW (1,533 MWh), operated by Ampyr in Bunyip North
What’s Next
Tender 10 is targeting 4 GW of clean dispatchable capacity in the NEM and will close on 18 August 2026.
Tender 10 is likely to be the final CIS dispatchable tender, subject to overall CIS targets being met through its outcomes.
The outcomes of the latest NEM generation tender, Tender 9, are expected to be announced in November 2026.
To support the transition to net zero, the Australian Government has set a target to reduce emissions to 62-70% below 2005 levels by 2035. This is the next step to Australia’s pathway to net zero.
