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Transgrid is completing the initial stage of essential grid-strengthening projects necessary to uphold stability and security within the NSW transmission network as the state advances its transition from coal to renewable energy.

Third-party owned batteries will start providing system strength services to the NSW transmission network this year, underpinning Transgrid’s plan to keep the ‘heartbeat’ of the grid strong at the lowest possible cost for consumers.

Transgrid has signed a contract for the supply of synchronous condensers, highly-sought-after equipment that will assist in stabilising the NSW grid as it transitions from coal to renewables.

As the big battery boom reshapes Australia’s energy landscape, Transgrid is poised to rally big battery owners to help keep the NSW grid stable as it transitions to renewable energy over the coming decade.

Grid-forming batteries and synchronous condensers underpin an innovative portfolio of solutions designed to bolster the strength or ‘heartbeat’ of the NSW power system so that it can more rapidly accommodate renewable energy generation.