Skip to content
Menu
CapexCue · Public evidence · Printed 11 Nov 2026
Explore projects / Project dossier

Rangebank Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

Australia · Energy

In-depth research Release 1

Project scope

A 200 MW / 400 MWh BESS. The release reports a single contiguous concrete slab and externally located high-voltage cabling, and says the system can power 80,000 homes for an hour during peak periods.

Reported status and procurement

Reported development

The release reports completion; its headline says the battery opened.

Procurement availability
Unknown / not established

A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.

Project summary

Rangebank BESS is a completed 200 MW / 400 MWh grid-scale battery at Rangebank Business Park in Melbourne’s southeast. Eku Energy’s release reports completion and identifies Fluence as the construction partner and BESS supplier responsible for ongoing servicing and maintenance. The release displays a date of 3/12/2024, but does not clarify the date format.

Evidence limits and unknowns

The release does not identify an open procurement, separately tendered follow-on package, project budget, or financing amount.

The release does not provide an exact site address or identify the asset’s operator.

Is this project a fit for your company?

Check how this project relates to what your company supplies, with evidence gaps and a next step.

Create your account for free and include your business details to get custom commercial assessments.

Project metadata

Country
Australia
Based on reviewed release evidence
Region
Oceania
Category
Energy
Derived from released evidence
Physical assets
Battery Storage

Based on this release's supporting evidence. Unresolved fields remain unclassified; these labels do not establish current progress or a buying window.

Released facts and supporting evidence

Each fact retains its source, uncertainty and time context. If a publisher page moves or is unavailable, use the recorded quotation and observation date below.

Date

Source reported

Media Release date displayed as 3/12/2024; the date format is not clarified.

Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com.

Source: www.ekuenergy.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · www.ekuenergy.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

www.ekuenergy.com
Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com

Technical record · Media Release date displayed as 3/12/2024; the date …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/text-position:112
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
09350d50-2c52-4771-a079-ce1d3a8c7dbc
Evidence reference
014c5d38-3e78-4c4b-bf18-e712f9b7e475
Source revision
369a4977-d51b-46fb-901d-08d02783439b
Content fingerprint
720f2d572e5e6c0d316287fe31217259c9608a559b9b11524eba6963397bac6b
Source address
https://www.ekuenergy.com/en-nz/news-and-blogs/victorias-second-largest-battery-opened-at-cranbourne

Project name

Source reported

Rangebank Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com.

Source: www.ekuenergy.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · www.ekuenergy.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

www.ekuenergy.com
Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com

Technical record · Rangebank Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Evidence location
/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/div[1]/h4
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
e45a77f6-2bcf-44c6-8a6d-7a84c3e513a6
Evidence reference
4722b3e8-e565-4bde-9c8b-55275033cf47
Source revision
369a4977-d51b-46fb-901d-08d02783439b
Content fingerprint
720f2d572e5e6c0d316287fe31217259c9608a559b9b11524eba6963397bac6b
Source address
https://www.ekuenergy.com/en-nz/news-and-blogs/victorias-second-largest-battery-opened-at-cranbourne

Scope

Source reported

A 200 MW / 400 MWh BESS. The release reports a single contiguous concrete slab and externally located high-voltage cabling, and says the system can power 80,000 homes for an hour during peak periods.

Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com.

Source: www.ekuenergy.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · www.ekuenergy.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

www.ekuenergy.com
Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com

Technical record · A 200 MW / 400 MWh BESS. The …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/div[1]/p[2]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
0da96856-a1bc-45bb-82f8-b53a28503663
Evidence reference
799c0c8e-71e8-4084-8bd3-42c5cbea6532
Source revision
369a4977-d51b-46fb-901d-08d02783439b
Content fingerprint
720f2d572e5e6c0d316287fe31217259c9608a559b9b11524eba6963397bac6b
Source address
https://www.ekuenergy.com/en-nz/news-and-blogs/victorias-second-largest-battery-opened-at-cranbourne

Sector

Source reported

Grid-scale battery energy storage.

Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com.

Source: www.ekuenergy.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · www.ekuenergy.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

www.ekuenergy.com
Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com

Technical record · Grid-scale battery energy storage.
Evidence location
/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/div[1]/h4
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
2d6267df-bf04-4879-a5cb-dd60d5e16f5c
Evidence reference
4722b3e8-e565-4bde-9c8b-55275033cf47
Source revision
369a4977-d51b-46fb-901d-08d02783439b
Content fingerprint
720f2d572e5e6c0d316287fe31217259c9608a559b9b11524eba6963397bac6b
Source address
https://www.ekuenergy.com/en-nz/news-and-blogs/victorias-second-largest-battery-opened-at-cranbourne

Current activity

Reported as actual

The release reports completion; its headline says the battery opened.

Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com.

Source: www.ekuenergy.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · www.ekuenergy.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

www.ekuenergy.com
Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com

Technical record · The release reports completion; its headline says the …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[1]/div[1]/h2
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
9d5b7f3b-5773-44d3-94a0-1a1e57a72762
Evidence reference
40ec0cd5-aefc-40e1-8b98-462dd23d7e47
Source revision
369a4977-d51b-46fb-901d-08d02783439b
Content fingerprint
720f2d572e5e6c0d316287fe31217259c9608a559b9b11524eba6963397bac6b
Source address
https://www.ekuenergy.com/en-nz/news-and-blogs/victorias-second-largest-battery-opened-at-cranbourne

Location

Source reported

Rangebank Business Park, in Melbourne’s southeast; the release describes the battery as Victoria’s second largest.

Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com.

Source: www.ekuenergy.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · www.ekuenergy.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

www.ekuenergy.com
Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com

Technical record · Rangebank Business Park, in Melbourne’s southeast; the release …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/div[1]/h4
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
cfbfcaea-eb8e-4ae6-8281-42b42452b87c
Evidence reference
4722b3e8-e565-4bde-9c8b-55275033cf47
Source revision
369a4977-d51b-46fb-901d-08d02783439b
Content fingerprint
720f2d572e5e6c0d316287fe31217259c9608a559b9b11524eba6963397bac6b
Source address
https://www.ekuenergy.com/en-nz/news-and-blogs/victorias-second-largest-battery-opened-at-cranbourne

Contractor

Source reported

Fluence is identified as construction partner and BESS supplier; the release says it will be responsible for ongoing servicing and maintenance.

Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com.

Source: www.ekuenergy.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · www.ekuenergy.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

www.ekuenergy.com
Attributed to www.ekuenergy.com

Technical record · Fluence is identified as construction partner and BESS …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/div[1]/p[6]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
175ff65c-cd0c-44ad-a7be-3e0c11ac106c
Evidence reference
acd44632-a581-47e8-a344-8ffd7ecd9e2e
Source revision
369a4977-d51b-46fb-901d-08d02783439b
Content fingerprint
720f2d572e5e6c0d316287fe31217259c9608a559b9b11524eba6963397bac6b
Source address
https://www.ekuenergy.com/en-nz/news-and-blogs/victorias-second-largest-battery-opened-at-cranbourne
Source report history

Prior and superseded states remain labelled. Dates below identify source publication when known, otherwise source observation. They are not assumed event dates; each fact retains its own time qualifications.

  1. No material timeline events have been released.

Follow this project

Get project updates by email when new information is published.

Follow for free without an account, with the option to unsubscribe anytime. We'll email you a link to confirm.

DEEPRFP, S.L.U. uses your email and selected project to confirm and deliver the updates you request. You can stop anytime. Product news needs a separate opt-in. Read the Privacy Policy for legal bases, recipients, retention, your rights and contact details.