The renewable developer Squadron Energy has applied with the state government of New South Wales (NSW), in southern Australia, for the development of a 2 GW renewable energy project. The Koorakee Energy Park will include 1 GW of solar and 1 GW of wind, backed by a 1 GW/12 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
The project is being developed on a 58,000-hectare site about 70 km southeast of Mildura, near the western end of Australia’s planned South West Renewable Energy Zone (SWREZ). The Koorakee Energy Park will be connected to connect to the grid via Transgrid’s existing 220 kV Buronga/Balranald transmission line, but the project is expected to include new transmission infrastructure. Squadron Energy expects to start construction of the project in late 2025. Commissioning is scheduled for 2028-2029.
At the end of 2023, Australia had a power capacity of 106 GW, of which solar accounted for 32%, and wind for 11%; solar accounted for 16% of total power generation in 2023 and wind for 11%.
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