Super Battery to go on Former Munmorah Power Station Site

BY OLIVIA DILLON

The biggest battery in the Southern Hemisphere has been confirmed for the site of the former Munmorah Power Station. 

It's expected the 850 Megawatt NSW Waratah Super Battery facility will be up-and-running by 2025, with hopes it will in line-up with the closure of the Eraring Power Station. 

Swansea MP Yasmin Catley is welcoming the move, saying the project will generate hundreds of jobs in the construction and ongoing maintenance of the facility.

"Labor has fought hard to ensure that the Waratah Super Battery is located in the this region. We envision that the Munmorah site will become a renewable energy manufacturing hub." 

There's concern for the future of a 76 hectare Ash Dam which sits on the site, with environmentalists calling for remediator Generator Property Management to release its plans for the pond. 

 

Waratah Super Battery finds home at Lake Munmorah

BY DAKOTA TAIT

The Waratah Super Battery will be built on the former Munmorah Power Station site, the State Government has confirmed.

The 700 megawatt network battery is expected to act as a "shock absorber" for the electricity grid, and help maintain a standby energy supply beyond the closure of Eraring Power Station in 2025.

Treasurer Matt Kean says the battery will help ensure reliable power to Hunter residents as the switch to renewables continues.

It's understood, the site already has transmission infrastructure in place.

Construction is expected to begin early next year, for a mid-2025 completion.

The former power station was demolished in 2017.