# Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS).

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/koorangie-energy-storage-system-kess-12db6764-c1d/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (d307cf11-f680-4667-94d4-8b41827a38d8)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-17T13:14:08.544655+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

## Project summary

Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS) is a lithium-ion battery project near Kerang in North West Victoria. The reported installed capacity is 185 MW / 370 MWh, and the battery is connected to AusNet’s 220 kV transmission network to provide system strength to the Murray River Renewable Energy Zone. The source reports commercial operations began in July 2025.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The supplied project page reports commercial operations commenced in July 2025, but does not establish whether procurement remains open, whether any equipment or service packages remain unawarded, or whether there is a current supplier opportunity.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: Australia
Region: Oceania
Physical assets: Battery Storage
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Energy
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
Installed capacity is 185 MW / 370 MWh. The battery is connected to AusNet’s 220 kV transmission network and provides system strength to the Murray River Renewable Energy Zone; the stated objective is to increase the zone’s renewable hosting capacity by up to 300 MW.
Source: edifyenergy.com — https://edifyenergy.com/project/koorangie-energy-storage-system/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-17T13:12:34.267238+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-17T13:13:39.040657+00:00

## Date
Commercial operations commenced in July 2025.
Status: actual
Attribution: edifyenergy.com
Source: edifyenergy.com — https://edifyenergy.com/project/koorangie-energy-storage-system/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00

## Name
Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS).
Status: reported
Attribution: edifyenergy.com
Source: edifyenergy.com — https://edifyenergy.com/project/koorangie-energy-storage-system/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00

## Scope
Installed capacity is 185 MW / 370 MWh. The battery is connected to AusNet’s 220 kV transmission network and provides system strength to the Murray River Renewable Energy Zone; the stated objective is to increase the zone’s renewable hosting capacity by up to 300 MW.
Status: reported
Attribution: edifyenergy.com
Source: edifyenergy.com — https://edifyenergy.com/project/koorangie-energy-storage-system/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00

## Sector
Lithium-ion battery energy storage.
Status: reported
Attribution: edifyenergy.com
Source: edifyenergy.com — https://edifyenergy.com/project/koorangie-energy-storage-system/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00

## Activity
Edify reports it was awarded an AEMO System Support Agreement to provide 125 MW of services, with a contracted service term of 20 years.
Status: reported
Attribution: edifyenergy.com
Source: edifyenergy.com — https://edifyenergy.com/project/koorangie-energy-storage-system/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00

## Location
North West Victoria, near the town of Kerang.
Status: reported
Attribution: edifyenergy.com
Source: edifyenergy.com — https://edifyenergy.com/project/koorangie-energy-storage-system/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T12:42:09.762016+00:00


## Cite this dossier

CapexCue — Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS). — dossier released 2026-10-17T13:14:08.544655+00:00, release 1 (d307cf11-f680-4667-94d4-8b41827a38d8) — https://capexcue.com/projects/koorangie-energy-storage-system-kess-12db6764-c1d/.

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