Enerven appointed to design and construct the second stage of the Eraring BESS

Once complete, the Eraring BESS will be among the largest in Australia. CEO of Enerven, Richard Amato said, “Being chosen to work on both the first and second stages of the nationally significant Eraring battery project reaffirms our commitment to Australia’s energy transition.

“We’re proud to be at the forefront of the renewables revolution.”

The second stage of the Eraring battery will add a 240MW/1030MWh four-hour duration grid-forming battery to the 460MW/1073MWh two-hour duration first stage battery development already under construction and anticipated to come online at the end of the 2025 calendar year.

Works on the second stage are scheduled to begin in early 2025 and it is anticipated to come online in the first quarter of the 2027 calendar year.

The combined energy storage of the stage one and stage two batteries will be over 2GWh, enabling grid stability and the support of more variable renewable energy coming into the system.