Wurdong BESS
Community engagement
Akaysha Energy is committed to engaging with the local community. Regular consultations will be held to ensure community involvement throughout the development process. Our most recent round of community drop in sessions were held at the end of March 2024.
We would like to thank everyone who came along to our community information sessions and shared their thoughts and perspectives with the project team! Our project team recorded the input, advice, local knowledge and feedback about the proposed project from the many productive conversations we had with the local members of the community. This type of early feedback helps us to refine the project’s design and the environmental assessments that will be undertaken.
Akaysha is proposing to deploy a large-scale BESS near Wurdong Heights in the Gladstone Region in QLD, with a capacity of between 400MW/1600MWh. Akaysha is consulting with the community, completing environmental surveys for planning approval and proceeding with the connection process.
About the proposed plans
We have plans to build the new BESS at 89 Hughes Road, Wurdong Heights, adjacent to the existing substation.
The project will include:
Installation of battery units, inverters, cooling systems, and other equipment
Connection to local electrical grids
A 275 kV HV substation and transmission line connecting to Wurdong Substation
The BESS will support the state of Queensland’s network and a transition to clean energy.
Local benefits
Overall, around 150 supporting jobs will be created for throughout construction and operation, supporting the need for more local employment and the economy. We recognise the importance of supporting local businesses and we are committed to working with local trades, contractors, suppliers and service providers through construction and operations to increase opportunities for local workers.
The BESS will also provide additional storage capacity for the National Electricity Market and increase energy reliability for the local community.
Our aim is to help facilitate the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable energy grid by providing flexibility and storage capacity.
Feedback
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