1.2 GW Battery Hub OK'd for Victoria

• Experience Australia's future of renewable energy with the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH): an 1,200-MW/2,400-MWh battery storage facility powering over 1 million homes. Construction starts 2023. Largest in Australia and Asia.

The Australian Federal government has approved the construction of the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH), a 1,200-MW/2,400-MWh battery storage facility that will be located in Plumpton, 25km northwest of Melbourne’s commercial business district. The AUD-1.9-billion project is owned by Equis Development Pte Ltd, which acquired it from Syncline Energy and doubled the proposed capacity. Once completed, the facility could power over one million homes and include a co-located solar plant. Construction is expected to start in 2023 and be completed by 2024. It will be the largest battery storage facility in Australia and Asia.

What Is the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub?

• The MREH will be the largest battery storage facility in Australia and Asia when completed.
• The MREH is expected to power over one million homes when operational.
• The MREH is part of a larger effort by the Australian government to increase the country's overall renewable energy supply.
• The AUD-1.9-billion project is owned by Equis Development Pte Ltd, which acquired it from Syncline Energy and doubled the proposed capacity.
• The project will be located in Plumpton, 25km northwest of Melbourne’s commercial business district.
• Construction is expected to start in 2023 and be completed by 2024.
• The MREH project will include a co-located solar plant.
• The project is expected to create up to 1000 jobs during the construction phase and up to 30 ongoing jobs once the project is completed.