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Works have begun on the NSW transmission network to enable the installation of synchronous condensers, critical grid-stabilising equipment to support the state’s energy transition from coal to renewables.

Grid forming batteries will take on an expanded role in Transgrid’s plan to keep the NSW grid strong as coal generation retires, as part of a portfolio of system strength solutions to adapt to an increasingly dynamic and complex power system.

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.