Approval granted for 4.9GWh of battery energy storage in Victoria
Victoria, Australia, has seen just under 5GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) granted approval for development by the state and federal governments.
Victoria, Australia, has seen just under 5GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) granted approval for development by the state and federal governments.
The Rangebank storage system will help support grid stability and is expected to have the storage capacity to power the equivalent of 80,000 homes across Victoria for one
The following page lists all active and former power stations in Victoria, Australia. Power stations smaller than 1 MW in nameplate capacity are not listed. Loy Yang is the largest power station
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Victoria has 12 commissioned large-scale storage systems and 3 in commissioning – with a total output capacity of 1028 MW and storage capacity of more than 1.7 GWh. Storage capacity = how much total energy is stored in each battery. Output capacity = how much energy a battery can provide at a given time.
773 MW of commissioned energy storage capacity and 21 utility-scale storage projects with a combined capacity of 2,326 MW under construction or undergoing commissioning at 30 June 2025. Figure 4: Emissions from electricity generation in Victoria, 2013/14 to 2024/25
There are 66 Power stations in Victoria, Australia as of September, 2025. The highest number of Power stations in Victoria are in Melbourne and Loy Yang with 4 businesses and 4 businesses, respectively. Melbourne makes up approximately 6.1% of all Power stations in Victoria. Preview of Power station businesses in Victoria, Australia
Victoria is the home of big batteries and has legislated storage targets of at least 2.6 GW by 2030 and 6.3 GW by 2035 to provide crucial support for more renewable capacity. Storage is a vital part of our electricity grid. In the future, much of our energy will be generated closer to where it is used and the way we use it will be more efficient.