World’s most powerful battery storage project built at site of former coal-fired power station suffers outage
An industrial battery billed as the world’s most largest has suffered a major outage in NSW.
Two out of the three transformers at the Waratah Super Battery, on the NSW Central Coast north of Sydney, have shut down, temporarily reducing capacity.
Akaysha Energy, owned by American private equity giant BlackRock, confirmed problems were identified during testing.
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The State’s former Coalition government announced plans for the super battery project in early 2022 to be built near Budgewoi on the site of the former Munmorah coal-fired power station.
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