Shell Energy is planning to build a 500MW/1,000MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the site of the old Wallerawang Power Station near Lithgow, in partnership with Greenspot.
The BESS will be known as ‘Wallerawang 9’, acknowledging decades of operation of units 1 through 8 within the site, and honouring the role Lithgow has played in meeting the nation’s energy needs.
Shell Energy will be responsible for the grid connection process and, subject to a Final Investment Decision, is planning to build, own and operate the battery on 20 hectares of land to be leased from Greenspot.
A further 200 hectares of the 620-hectare site has been identified by Greenspot as an employment hub for a range of future facing and high-tech industries.
Greenspot CEO, Brett Hawkins, said, “The greater Lithgow region has contributed to powering NSW for nearly 70 years.
“As the…
Shell Energy to partner with Greenspot on Battery Energy Storage System
