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Amazon has secured a new power purchase agreement to obtain electricity from European Energy’s Winton North solar-plus-storage facility in northeastern Victoria, Australia. The technology company has now signed an additional PPA covering the battery storage system at the 220MWh site, building on an earlier PPA for the solar generation portion. This makes Winton North one of only a few projects in Australia where a single corporate buyer has secured both generation and storage output through separate bilateral contracts.
European Energy has achieved financial close on the 220MWh project, with debt financing from Commerzbank AG’s Singapore branch and Societe Generale, as the Danish developer announced on 2 July. The funding supports construction of a 130MW solar PV plant and a 100MW/220MWh battery energy storage system on a 256-hectare site. Construction is already in progress and is slated for completion in 2026. Once operational, the facility is expected to produce 227GWh of clean electricity each year.
Matt O’Rourke, Amazon Web Services head of infrastructure policy for Australia and New Zealand, confirmed the expanded agreement. He stated that pairing battery storage with solar generation enables clean energy to be stored and released when the grid requires it most, enhancing reliability as Australia shifts toward renewable sources. Catriona McLeod, country manager Australia at European Energy, remarked that the project reflects rising demand for flexible, contracted renewable energy assets and that the company is building a varied portfolio of renewable projects in Australia that merges strong resource fundamentals with growing needs for flexible generation and long-term power purchase deals.
The financial close follows active contracting activity at the site. In October 2025, Spanish power electronics firm Ingeteam signed a supply contract for the project, covering PV inverters, storage inverters, and a hybrid power plant control system, along with plug-and-play medium-voltage power stations that integrate inverters, low-voltage-to-medium-voltage transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, and auxiliary services panels. Ingeteam will also supply its Multi Plant Controller system to oversee performance of both solar and battery components at the grid interconnection point. Module installation had already started at Winton North before financial close was confirmed, with European Energy’s Australian subsidiary advancing construction ahead of the debt package finalization. All Energy Contracting was awarded the construction contract in late 2025 and is providing a complete electrical and trenching package.
The project will link to AusNet’s existing transmission network at Glenrowan Terminal Station via roughly 5km of electrical line, with some sections on overhead poles and others underground. As previously noted, the project was included among other solar PV plants to support Amazon’s AU$20 billion commitment to expand Australia’s data center infrastructure using utility-scale solar power. European Energy operates in 20 countries with a global portfolio encompassing solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, power-to-X, and battery storage. Its Australian activities include the Winton North project along with other solar and storage developments in Victoria and New South Wales.
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