AMPYR Australia takes over Shell’s 50% stake in Wellington battery project

It now fully owns the battery storage facility.

AMPYR Australia is now the full owner of the Wellington Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) after acquiring Shell Energy Australia’s 50% stake in the project’s stage 1.

In a statement, AMPYR said it had been joint venture partners with Shell in the New South Wales project since October 2022.

The Wellington project has a total capacity of 1,000 megawatt-hours (MWh). Broken down, state 1 consists of 300 megawatts (MW) / 600 MWh,  whilst stage 2 consists of 100 MW / 400 MWh.

AMPYR aims to energise stage 1 in 2026, and stage 2 in 2027. Wellington BESS stage 1 has received planning and grid approvals and is in the final stages of procurement and financing.

The company aims to own and operate 3 gigawatts of energy storage in Australia by 2030.