Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has commissioned its first utility-scale battery project in Australia with the 100 MW / 200 MWh Terang battery energy storage system (BESS) now operating at full capacity.
FRV Australia Chief Executive Michael Steiner said the commissioning marks a crucial milestone for company. It is FRV’s first standalone battery energy storage project in Austraia, increasing its portfolio of operational assets in the country to nine and adding dispatchable energy capacity to the developer’s predominantly solar generation portfolio.
“The commissioning of Terang marks a defining moment for FRV Australia,” he said. “The project demonstrates our ability to develop and operate utility-scale dispatchable energy infrastructure that supports Australia’s energy transition.”
FRV said the 100 MW / 200 MWh battery, sited near the town of Terang in Victoria’s southwest, will help strengthen the stability and resilience of the National Electricity Market (NEM) and support the state’s efforts to achieve its target of 65% renewable energy generation by 2030.
The project received $7 million (USD 4.87 million) through the Victorian government’s Energy Innovation Fund to support the deployment of grid-forming inverter technology designed to supply system strength services to the network.
“It provides critical firming capacity during peak hours while helping to strengthen grid reliability,” Steiner said.
The Terang facility incorporates 48 SolBank 3.0 battery containers supplied by Canadian Solar subsidiary e-Storage, and 38 inverters from German manufacturer SMA. Canadian Solar served as engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project, with Sydney-headquartered TEC-C delivering the balance-of-plant works.
Terang forms part of FRV Australia’s growing BESS portfolio that includes a 2.5 MW / 5 MWh battery delivered as part of the Dalby Hybrid Power Plant in Queensland. The company is also building the 250 MW / 500 MWh Gnarwarre battery in Victoria’s south, with completion targeted by the end of 2027.
FRV Australia, owned by Saudi energy company Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Canadian pension fund Omers, also has a pipeline of standalone BESS and solar-battery hybrid projects under development in New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and Queensland. In addition, the company has more than 1.3 GW of solar assets built or under construction across 10 projects in Australia, including the 300 MW Walla Walla solar farm in the New South Wales Riverina.
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