Gentari breaks ground on Maryvale Solar and Energy Storage project

This will benefit around 82,000 homes annually.

Malaysia-based Gentari has conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for tis Maryvale Solar and Energy Storage project located in New South Wales, Australia.

The hybrid renewable energy facility integrates 243 megawatt-peak of solar installation with a 172 megawatt (MW) /409 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system. Once operational, it can deliver up to 172 MW of dispatchable clean electricity that can energise 82,000 homes annually and avoid up to 615,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year.

Project Maryvale is located within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone. It was awarded a Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) that provides financial certainty through an option of an energy price floor, helping de-risk the project and facilitate financing.

“Project Maryvale stands as one of the largest DC-coupled solar and battery hybrid projects under construction and represents a significant step forward in the integration of renewable energy and storage technologies,” Gentari said.

The project adds to Gentari's clean energy portfolio in Australia, which now includes 814 MW of solar and solar hybrid projects installed and under construction across the country.