Calala BESS

1800 161 249

The proposed Calala Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is located approximately 5.8km southeast of the Tamworth CBD within the Tamworth regional municipality. The BESS has a charge/discharge capacity of up to 250MW / 500MWh, which is enough power to supply electricity for up to 115,000 homes for two hours.

The BESS site will be connected to NSW’s electricity grid via a transmission line that connects to the 330kV Tamworth Substation. The project will help meet NSW’s future electricity demands andwill provide significant local benefits during construction and operation including investment in the local economy. The BESS will create approximately 170 full timejobs during construction and 7 during operations as well as funding community programs.

We welcome and invite local and regional partnering opportunities. You can register your interest on the provider/supplier registration form in the forms and surveys section below.

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Planning and Environment Approvals

Development Consent for the Calala Battery Energy Storage System was granted by the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces on 28 June 2024. The Development Consent and Environmental Impact Statement can be viewed online by visiting the NSW's Major Projects webpage Here

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Feedback and complaints

To provide feedback or lodge a complaint, you can contact us on the toll-free number Ph: 1800 161 249, on our Engagement Hub using the Feedback Submission form below, or Email: AUProjects@equis.com

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Calala BESS benefits

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Feedback

To provide feedback or lodge a complaint, you can contact us on the toll-free number Ph: 1800 161 249, on our Engagement Hub using the Feedback Submission form below, or Email:AUProjects@equis.com

Community Benefit Sharing

We are committed to long-term investment in our projects' regions and communities. We look forward to working with your community to design community benefit programs that foster lasting economic and social resilience and provide lasting value to the community. We focus on long-term quality job creation and development opportunities for those most disadvantaged. We support entry-level labour to become job ready to help maximise local employment outcomes. Community benefit funding will only be available when the project is operational. Register your interest by submitting the community benefit expression of interest form below.

Jobs and procurement

The Calala BESS will create jobs, training, and industry capability to generate social value. Our procurement process will align with government procurement objectives to support:

The Local Jobs First Program (LJFP).
Social Procurement Framework (SPF).
Social Impact Guidelines (SIG).

We encourage local and regional partnering opportunities and invite you to register your interest by completing the procurement form below.

Forms and Surveys

Feedback Submission Form Calala BESS

Use this form to register any feedback, suggestions, concerns or complaints you have about this project.

Feedback Form
Register your interest for Benefit Sharing Calala BESS

Use this form to register your interest in participating in our Community Benefit Sharing Program.

Benefit Sharing
Register your interest as a supplier or provider for Calala BESS

Use this form to register your interest in being a supplier or service provider.

Suppliers & service providers

Timeline

Select site and assess project feasibility

Initial investigations to determine site feasibility.
Assessments, Consultation & Design

Q2 2022 - Q1 2023
Request SEARS

Request for Planning Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEAR)
SEARS Issued

SEARS issued January 2023
Environmental Impact Statement
Lodgement to NSW Department of Planning & Environment
Public Exhibition

From Thursday 16 November 2023 until Wednesday 13 December 2023
Response to submissions
Planning Determination

Approved
Pre - Construction
Construction

Estimated to begin in 2025
Operation

Estimated for 2026