New Zealand Industrial Park Energy Storage

Is New Zealand's first large-scale grid battery storage system complete?

Construction of New Zealand’s first large-scale grid battery storage system is now complete with Meridian Energy’s Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The Ruakākā BESS has a maximum output of 100 MW of electricity and a storage capacity of 200 MWh, enough to power around 60,000 average households during winter for a two-hour period.

Which energy company is building New Zealand's first grid-connected battery energy storage system?

Meridian Energy is building New Zealand’s first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ruakākā on North Island Paris, January 10, 2023 – Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has been awarded a major contract by Meridian Energy to construct New Zealand’s first large-scale grid-connected BESS.

How important are battery energy storage systems to New Zealand's electricity supply?

Battery energy storage systems are set to play an increasingly important role in New Zealand’s electricity supply.

Will a 100-megawatt solar farm improve New Zealand's national grid?

Located at Ruakākā in the country’s North Island, the 100-megawatt (MW) BESS will improve the stability of the national grid, as intermittent renewable power generation increases in New Zealand. The BESS is the first stage of a project that will include the construction of a co-located 130 MW solar farm by Meridian Energy.