South Australia awards 1.3GW+ of battery storage in first Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism tender

Of that total, 375MW and 3,000MWh are required to be operational by November 2028, with a further 142MW and 1,136MWh due by November 2029.

Tender CategoryFacility NameProponent/TechnologyCommitted Nameplate Power Output (MW)Committed Storage Capacity (MWh)Power Output (MW)Storage Capacity (MWh)1Goyder Battery Stage 1Neoen AustraliaBESS (Lithium-ion)756002008001Goyder Battery Stage 2Neoen AustraliaBESS (Lithium-ion)756002008001Northern BatteryAmpyr EnergyBESS (Lithium-ion)1251,0002701,0801Tungkillo BESSIberdrolaBESS (Lithium-ion)1008002701,0802Brinkworth BESSAkaysha EnergyBESS (Lithium-ion)927362501,0002Dartmoor BESSZEBREBESS (Lithium-ion)50400144576TotalN/AN/AN/A5174,1361,3345,336

The six successful battery storage projects

Four projects were awarded in Tender Category 1, targeting the 2028 commercial operation date. Neoen Australia secured two FERMA contracts for its Goyder Battery project in South Australia’s mid-north. Stage 1 and Stage 2 each carry a committed power output of 75MW and a storage capacity of 600MWh, with a combined nameplate of 400MW and 1,600MWh.

Ampyr Energy’s Northern Battery rounds out the Category 1 cohort with a 125MW committed output and 1,000MWh, against a 270MW/1,080MWh nameplate, while Iberdrola’s Tungkillo BESS, a project the Spanish developer acquired from RES Australia in 2025, contributes a further 100MW committed and 800MWh, with a 270MW/1,080MWh size.