May 14, 2026
Akaysha Energy’s 298MWh Ulinda Park BESS. Image: Akaysha Energy.
Developer Akaysha Energy has received federal environmental clearance for its 400MW/1,600MWh Glenrowan battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria, with the project deemed “not a controlled action” under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
The approval enables the BlackRock-backed developer to proceed with the construction of a 4-hour-duration grid-scale battery storage system near Winton without further federal environmental assessment requirements.
The decision follows Akaysha’s EPBC Act submission in February, which detailed plans to develop the facility on a 62.11-hectare site with battery infrastructure concentrated within an 8.17-hectare disturbance footprint.
