Energy
Awaba Battery Energy Storage System
ApprovedEPBC: Referral decided
- Location
- <p>12 Toronto Street, Toronoto</p>, Lake Macquarie City, New South Wales
- Value
- $57m, capital investment value
- Jobs
- 65 during construction, 2 once operating
- Owner
- Firm Power Pty Ltd
- Contractors
- Not named in a public source yet
- State approval
- Approved
- Federal approval (EPBC)
- Referral decided
- Last activity
- 21 December 2023
Approvals
- StateState significant development, SSD-29702120
Approved. NSW Department of Planning. Lodged 8 October 2021. Decided 21 December 2023.
View record - FederalEPBC Act referral, EPBC 2026/10559
Referral decided. Australian Government (DCCEEW).
View record
Nearby projects
Awaba Waste FacilityApproved · Industrial and waste · 2 km awayEraring Power Station - Blackstart & Ash DamApproved · Energy · 6 km awayEraring Power Station - UpgradeApproved · Energy · 6 km awayEraring Power Station - Ash Dam ExpansionApproved · Energy · 6 km awayConcrush Resource Recovery Facility ExpansionApproved · Industrial and waste · 9 km awayCockle Creek Smelter RemediationApproved · Industrial and waste · 9 km away
Sources
- NSW Major Projects documentsCapital investment value stated in the Department's notice of decision, given as an approximate figure. Document: SSD Notice of Decision.pdf. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
- EPBC Act referrals, Australian GovernmentLinked to this project by name and location. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
- AEMO Generation Information, July 2026AEMO status: publicly announced, 50 MW, full commercial use December 2028. Licence: AEMO copyright permissions, with attribution. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
- NSW Major Projects portalLicence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
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