Energy · Electricity Generation - Other
Tomago Battery Energy Storage System
ApprovedEPBC: Referral decided
- Location
- 1940 Pacific Highway Tomago NSW 2322, Port Stephens, New South Wales
- Value
- $1.1bn, capital investment value
- Jobs
- 200 during construction, 6 once operating
- Owner
- AGL
- Proponent
- AGL Macquarie Pty Ltd
- Contractors
- Not named in a public source yet
- State approval
- Approved
- Federal approval (EPBC)
- Referral decided
- Last activity
- 7 November 2024
Approvals
- StateState significant development, SSD-57107216
Approved. NSW Department of Planning. Lodged 4 April 2023. Decided 7 November 2024.
View record - FederalEPBC Act referral, EPBC 2023/09521
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 $283$29.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, 500 MW, full commercial use October 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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