Energy · Electricity supply
Beresfield Battery Energy Storage System
ApprovedEPBC: Referral decided
- Location
- 53 Weakleys Drive, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales
- Value
- $200m, capital investment value
- Jobs
- 75 during construction, 3 once operating
- Owner
- Beresfield BESS 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-31940756
Approved. NSW Department of Planning. Lodged 16 November 2021. Decided 21 December 2023.
View record - FederalEPBC Act referral, EPBC 2025/10342
Referral decided. Australian Government (DCCEEW).
View record
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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: anticipated, 170 MW, full commercial use December 2027. 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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