The Capacity Investment Scheme
The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 3 – NEM Dispatchable is complete.
About the Tender
Successful outcomes of CIS Tender 3 – NEM Dispatchable have 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 16 projects, which will provide of dispatchable capacity of 4.13 GW (15.37 GWh) of renewable energy to the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Successful projects in CIS Tender 3 – NEM Dispatchable
| Project name (Alphabetical) |
Generation Capacity (MW) |
Storage Capacity (MWh) |
Proponent | Location | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulabul 2 BESS | 100 MW | 406 MWh | AMPYR Australia | Wuuluman, NSW | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Calala BESS | 150 MW | 300 MWh | Equis | Calala, NSW | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Capricorn BESS | 300 MW | 1,200 MWh | Potentia Energy | Bouldercombe, QLD | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Deer Park | 275 MW | 1,100 MWh | Akaysha Energy | Ravenhall, VIC | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Goulburn River Standalone BESS |
450 MW | 1,370 MWh | Lightsource BP | Merriwa, NSW | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Joel Joel BESS | 250 MW | 1000 MWh | ACEnergy Pty Ltd | Joel Joel, VIC | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Kiamal BESS | 220 MW | 810 MWh | TotalEnergies Renewables Australia |
Ouyen, VIC | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Koolunga BESS | 200 MW | 800 MWh | Equis | Koolunga, SA | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Little River BESS | 350 MW | 1400 MWh | ACEnergy Pty Ltd | Little River, VIC | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Lower Wonga BESS | 200 MW | 800 MWh | Equis | Lower Wonga, QLD | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Mornington BESS | 240 MW | 587 MWh | Valent Energy Developments |
Tyabb, VIC | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Mount Piper BESS (Stage 1) |
250 MW | 1000 MWh | Energy Australia | Blackmans Flat, NSW | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Reeves Plains | 250 MW | 1000 MWh | Alinta Energy | Reeves Plains, SA | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Swallow Tail BESS | 300 MW | 1218 MWh | AMPYR Australia | Bannaby, NSW | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Teebar BESS | 400 MW | 1600 MWh | Atmos Renewables | Gigoomgan, QLD | Lithium-ion BESS |
| Ulinda Park Expansion | 195 MW | 780 MWh | Akaysha Energy | Hopeland, QLD | Lithium-ion BESS |
The tender opened on 13 November 2024 and sought an indicative 4 GWh of four-hour equivalent dispatchable capacity, or 16 GWh of dispatchable capacity, that will be operational before 31 December 2029. This includes the following minimum NEM jurisdictional targets:
- New South Wales (NSW) – 0.9 GW | 3.6 GWh
- South Australia (SA) – 0.4 GW | 1.6 GWh
- Victoria (VIC) – 1.0 GW | 4.0 GWh
These jurisdictional targets and the remaining 1.7 GW / 6.8 GWh of dispatchable capacity may be allocated to Projects across the NEM, based on the assessed merit of Projects. Projects with a minimum storage duration of two hours, and minimum size of 30 MW were eligible.
Benefits of the selected projects
Collectively, the selected projects will provide:
- In total, 16 projects have been successful under the tender and will provide a combined 4.13 GW (15.37 GWh) to the NEM, including:
- NSW: 5 projects totalling 1.25 GW / 4.29 GWh
- QLD: 4 projects totalling 1.09 GW / 4.38 GWh
- VIC: 5 projects totalling 1.33 GW / 4.89 GWh
- SA: 2 projects totalling 450 MW / 1.8 GWh
CIS T3 – NEM Dispatchable Assessment Summary Market Brief
The CIS Tender 3 – NEM Dispatchable Assessment Summary Market Brief is now available. This document provides feedback on assessment outcomes for the tender.
The purpose of this summary is to provide feedback to Proponents to encourage participation in future tenders and to assist Proponents to improve bids in future tenders.
Click here to view the CIS T3 – NEM Dispatchable Assessment Summary Market Brief.
About AEMO and ASL’s Role
AEMO and ASL have been engaged to support the roll-out of the Australian Government’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) as tender delivery partner, bringing together our expertise in energy markets, modelling and infrastructure finance and procurement. ASL is conducting the competitive tender process that will enable the Australian Government to determine which projects the scheme should support.
Our work will help the Australian Government secure reliability and security in energy supply for households and businesses across Australia. We will conduct a two-stage tender process, assessing overall project merit including social licence and financial value. The Australian Government Minister for Climate Change and Energy is the ultimate decision-maker, with a short-list of projects recommended to the Australian Government for final approval.
Registrations
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Webinar
A recording of the CIS Tender 3 – NEM Dispatchable Webinar is available online
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Last updated 20 Nov 2025
The Capacity Investment Scheme
The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 3 – NEM Dispatchable is complete.
Last updated 20 Nov 2025
The Capacity Investment Scheme
The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 3 – NEM Dispatchable is complete.
The documents listed below contain the final Q&A submitted via the tender portal. These are also sent to registered proponents and are being made available to support stakeholder understanding of the tender and tender process.
Last updated 20 Nov 2025