New South Wales

Sydney-headquartered gentailer AGL has begun commissioning of the first 250 MW of the 1,000 MWh Liddell Battery at the Hunter Energy Hub in New South Wales.

The $25 million NSW-federal government Solar for Apartment Residents program is ending 30 March 2026, with almost 140 projects taking advantage of the scheme but less than a third of available funds utilised to date, including for two Sydney apartment building projects in Newtown and Camperdown awarded to local installer, Solarhart.

The draft Solar Sharer Offer reform has been released with the Australian Energy Regulator draft Default Market Offer but consumer energy advocates say broader reforms are needed to accelerate rooftop solar benefits for all.

Vena Energy has secured a $200 million long-term revenue agreement that it says will bring the second stage of its 408 MW Bellambi Heights battery energy storage system being built in central-western New South Wales online later this year.

Just days after launching construction of its Blind Creek solar and battery project in southern New South Wales, developer Octopus Australia has inked an offtake agreement with renewable energy retailer Flow Power.

Australian battery and electric vehicle tech company 3ME Technology has teamed with United States-based South 8 Technologies to develop lithium-ion battery solutions utilising liquefied gas electrolyte-enabled cells for extreme cold weather and Arctic applications.

New South Wales-based thermal energy storage system developer MGA Thermal intends to rapidly scale its manufacturing capacity and commercial capability after securing $17 million in new funding.

Digging into NSW’s generation mix reveals that the supply gap from coal exists remains substantial. Eraring currently contributes more to the state’s mix than grid-scale solar and wind combined during winter (28% vs 20%), while utility-scale batteries remain just 1% of the current supply mix, underscoring how early the firming build-out still is. From an investment standpoint, the scheduled retirement of coal capacity represents one of the strongest structural tailwinds in the Australian energy market.

Edify Energy’s proposed Burroway 100 MW solar farm and 400 MWh battery energy storage system in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone has been approved by the NSW government, subject to development consent conditions.

Construction has officially started on Octopus Australia’s Blind Creek Solar Farm and battery project in southern New South Wales, one of the biggest DC-coupled hybrid projects being developed in the country.