Merredin BESS & Substation

Overview

The 100MW 4-hour Merredin BESS Project site is located approximately 7.5km south-west of the town of Merredin which is approximately 230 km east of Perth in the West Australian Wheatbelt.  The 4-hour Battery Energy Storage System will provide valuable support to the grid network and contribute to enhancing security of supply in the Western Australian Electricity Market. The site is 4km south of the Great Eastern Highway along the Bruce Rock –Merredin Road and is adjacent to the Merredin Solar Farm to the southeast.

Genus will undertake the detailed design, procurement, installation and associated civil works for the Project, with the contract having an approximate value of $65million to be delivered over an 18-month period commencing from receipt by Genus of a notice to proceed, with the Project expected to be completed in early 2027. Genus will engage with circa 70 personnel to complete the Project using significant local content from Western Australia.

Disciplines Employed

• Engineering & Design
• Operations & Maintenance
• Renewables & New Energy
• Testing & Commissioning
• E&I

Scope of Works

The EPC scope of work includes design, procurement, construction, testing and handover of:

• Civil and structural works.
• Earthing system.
• Firewater ring main, reticulation and hydrant system.
• Foundations.
• Installation and commissioning of main transformer, Ring main units (RMUs), switch room, NSP room, substation switchgear, MV transformers, auxiliary and earthing transformer, 132kV primary equipment and auxiliary transformers. communication and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.
• Roads and drainage works
• O&M building
• Warehouse building

Outcome

Project is ongoing