CIS South Australia-Victoria Tender

The Capacity Investment Scheme

The Capacity Investment Scheme SA VIC is now closed. The Tender Guidelines and additional tender documents are now available. These are designed to help proponents submit quality bids.

The outcome of the CIS South Australia-Victoria Tender has been announced by the Australian Government, subject to contract execution between the project proponents and the Australian Government.

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy has selected 6 projects, which will provide 3,626 MWh (995 MW) of dispatchable capacity to South Australia and Victoria.

Successful projects in the CIS South Australia-Victoria Tender

Project name	Capacity	Proponent	Location	Technology
Wooreen Energy Storage System	350 MW \| 1,400 MWh (4-hour Project)	Energy Australia	Hazelwood North, Vic	lithium-ion battery
Springvale Energy Hub	115 MW \| 230 MWh (2-hour Project)	Progress Power	Springvale South, Vic	lithium-ion battery
Hallett BESS	50 MW \| 200 MWh (4-hour)	Energy Australia	Canowie, SA	lithium-ion battery
Solar River	170 MW \| 653 MWh (3.8 hour battery), alongside 230 MW solar farm. The total export capacity of the hybrid project is 256 MW.	ZEN Energy Future	Warnes, SA	lithium-ion battery
Limestone Coast West	250 MW \| 1,000 MWh (4-hour Project)	Pacific Green Energy	Mingbool, SA	lithium-ion battery
Clements Gap BESS	60 MW \| 143 MWh (~2-hour Project)	Pacific Blue	Clements Gap, SA	lithium-ion battery

The tender opened on 15 December 2023 and sought an indicative volume of 2,400 MWh of dispatchable capacity that will be operational before the end of 2027 to support system reliability.

The tender intended to allocate at least: 

800 MWh to South Australia 

800 MWh to Victoria 

an additional 800 MWh allocated to either South Australia or Victoria.

The selected projects from this tender will deliver 3,626 MWh split between 1,996 MWh from South Australia and 1,630 MWh from Victoria.

Benefits of the selected projects

Collectively, the selective projects will provide:

Dispatchable electricity: Successful projects are expected to produce enough clean energy to power the peak demand for around a million households. 
$12.5 million of shared benefits for local communities around projects.
$6.5 million worth of initiatives for local First Nations communities.

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Last updated 19 Apr 2024

The Capacity Investment Scheme

The Capacity Investment Scheme SA VIC is now closed. The Tender Guidelines and additional tender documents are now available. These are designed to help proponents submit quality bids.