Ingeteam to supply tech for Gentari's solar-plus-storage project in NSW

The facility, owned by Malaysia’s Gentari, will combine 243 MWp of photovoltaic capacity with a 172-MW/2.4-hour battery energy storage system (BESS). It is expected to begin commercial operations in the second quarter of 2027, producing more than 520 GWh of electricity annually.

Ingeteam’s order includes 32 power stations integrating 61 central PV inverters and 488 units of 430-kW DC-DC storage converters. The company will also provide its hybrid power plant controller, which will manage the site’s nearly 400,000 solar panels and 122 battery containers.

The system’s DC coupling design will allow solar energy to charge the batteries without conversion losses, increasing efficiency and enabling energy dispatch during peak demand periods, Ingeteam said. The project will have a maximum grid export capacity of 172 MW and an import capacity of 91 MW.

Engineering, procurement and construction work is being carried out by PCL Construction’s solar unit. China’s Trina Solar is supplying the solar panels, while CATL will deliver the batteries.

The Maryvale project secured a Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) in last year’s tender run by AEMO Services. Gentari, a unit of Malaysian oil-and-gas giant Petronas, issued a notice to proceed in early March this year.