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Australia Expands Battery Storage Procurement
Coverage from Energy-Storage.News, Futurism, and others
Australia is expanding public procurement of battery storage alongside renewable generation as solar growth and coal-plant closures increase the need for dispatchable electricity.
The Capacity Investment Scheme has selected 4.2GW/16.1GWh of standalone batteries in its latest storage tender, while earlier national and NSW tenders are adding hybrid renewable projects and long-duration storage opportunities. The activity is intended to improve grid reliability, shift renewable power into higher-demand periods and attract investment in capacity that markets alone have not yet delivered at the required scale.
The biggest update is that CIS Tender 8 is now specified as having selected 4.2GW/16.1GWh of standalone batteries, and the story is reframed around current procurement activity rather than a broad expansion trend. The current version also adds that the policy push is aimed at reliability and attracting capacity markets have not yet delivered at scale.
The story has broadened from NSW-only procurement into a national battery-storage buildout, with federal Capacity Investment Scheme tenders now showing major awarded capacity across multiple states. The new emphasis is less on announcing targets and more on whether projects can be financed and delivered fast enough, especially for longer-duration storage.