Lyon confirms sell-off for 800MWh energy storage, 545MW of PV across three Australia projects

November 27, 2017
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email

Australian large-scale renewables investor Lyon Group has confirmed it is selling three projects under development, totalling 800MWh of energy storage and 545MW of PV generation capacity, in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.

The group said on Friday in a statement sent to Energy-Storage.News that the Cape York, Nowingi and Riverland projects are expected to be sold by the end of this year. Lyon already has a shortlist of bidders, but refused to reveal names at this stage.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

The sales will help support Lyon Group’s ongoing strategy to develop more than 2,000MW of solar PV and over 1,000MW of battery energy storage within the next three years. The company was behind the development of Australia’s first utility-scale solar-plus-storage facility, Lakeland in Queensland, which pairs 22MW of solar with 1.4MW of energy storage.

To read the full version of this story, visit Energy-Storage.News.

Read Next

May 7, 2026
Neoen has brought its 440MWp Culcairn Solar Farm online in NSW, marking the completion of the company's second-largest solar asset globally.
May 7, 2026
Australia’s New South Wales government has introduced legislation to accelerate the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure as the state's coal-fired power stations prepare to exit the system.
May 6, 2026
The Australian government has announced the results of CIS Tenders 5 and 6 for Western Australia, awarding contracts to 10 projects.
May 5, 2026
Global corporate solar financing reached US$11.1 billion across 53 deals in the first quarter of 2026, according to Mercom.
May 5, 2026
Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.7TWh in April 2026, up 24% from 3.8TWh in the same month last year, according to data from Rystad Energy.
April 30, 2026
Australia's surging solar adoption has driven battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the National Electricity Market (NEM) to more than triple their daytime-to-evening energy shifting in the first quarter of 2026, according to AEMO's latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report.

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
May 20, 2026
Porto, Portugal
Upcoming Webinars
May 27, 2026
9am BST / 10am CEST
Media Partners, Solar Media Events
June 3, 2026
National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)
Solar Media Events
June 16, 2026
Napa, USA
Media Partners, Solar Media Events
August 25, 2026
São Paulo, Brazil