SIMEC Energy Australia, a member of Sanjeev Gupta’s global GFG Alliance, has received Development Approval for the 100 MW Playford Utility Battery which will be built just outside of Port Augusta (~320km north of Adelaide in South Australia).
Following the submission of a comprehensive Development Application, and subsequent review by the South Australian Government, the South Australian Minister for Planning, the Hon Stephan Knoll MP, has now signed off on the SIMEC Energy Australia Application to build one of the largest batteries in the world.
The Playford Battery has a nominal capacity of 100 MW/100 MWh, placing it at an equal power output to the Neoen/Tesla Hornsdale Power Reserve battery outside of Jamestown in the north of South Australia. The battery also has the capacity to provide a peak response of 135MW when demand is at its highest. Once energised, the Playford Battery will complement the output of our Cultana Solar Farm.
Following on from SIMEC Energy Australia’s environmental focus for the delivery of the Cultana Solar Farm, the Playford Battery has been designed to minimise its environmental impact. The facility has been designed to minimise its footprint and utilises only approximately 3ha of the 8ha of land available.
