GPG inaugurates hybrid solar and BESS project in Western Australia

Global Power Generation (GPG), the renewable generation subsidiary of the Naturgy Group, has inaugurated the Cunderdin Hybrid PV Solar + BESS Project, Western Australia ́s first large-scale solar and battery energy storage system. Cunderdin started operations after more than three months of intense and demanding performance operations under commissioning. This project consists of 229,500 modules and features a photovoltaic solar capacity of 128 MW, combined with a battery energy storage system of 55 MW/220 MWh, according to a media release.

This hybridised system is designed to provide four hours of constant supply at peak demand every day of the year. It is estimated that its commissioning will prevent the emission of 140,000 tonnes of CO2 and will generate energy equivalent to the annual consumption of 51,000 homes. At the end of last year, GPG Australia signed a A$2.



4 billion financing facility, equivalent to more than €1.4 billion, to bolster the management and development of its project portfolio..