en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Waratah Super Battery (BESS) is currently operating at 700MW, reaching 82% of its total capacity, following the successful repair of a transformer. The $1 billion facility, built by Akaysha Energy, is located approximately 25 kilometers south of the soon-to-be-retired Eraring coal-fired power station.

In November last year, Akaysha Energy notified the energy market that the battery's capacity was temporarily reduced due to a transformer outage. In a statement, the company said reaching 700MW marks a significant step in the commissioning of one of Australia's most critical energy infrastructure projects and enhancing electricity market participation.

The Waratah Super Battery will continue to provide 350MW of capacity under the System Integrity Protection Scheme (SIPS) service, with an additional 350MW to be deployed to the National Electricity Market. When High Voltage Transformer 3 (HVT3) is commissioned later this year and the Waratah reaches its full capacity of 850MW/1,680MWh, it will provide the full 700MW SIPS service.

The Waratah Super Battery is currently the world's most powerful battery, capable of providing at least 700MW of guaranteed continuous active power capacity and at least 1,400MWh of guaranteed available energy storage capacity.

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