Hengtong Cable Australia (HCA) will be supplying United Group, 45 km of flexible LV, 15 km of earth and 15 km of 33 kV cable, for its Stage 2 Western Downs BESS project. Queensland is an Australian state covering the continent’s northeast, with a coastline stretching nearly 7,000 km.

This project involves the installation of a 270 MW / 540 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and the necessary high-voltage infrastructure to connect it to the grid at Neoen’s Western Downs Green Power Hub. The BESS will comprise 140 Tesla Megapack 2XL units and is anticipated to commence operations in 2026.

The United Group is currently working on Stage 1 of the Western Downs Battery, which is of the same capacity and is expected to be operational later this year. Once completed, both stages will operate in conjunction with Neoen’s 460 MWp Western Downs solar farm, facilitating the transmission of stored energy into the electricity network.

The Hengtong Group has 11 manufacturing facilities based in Europe, South America, South Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, with sales offices in more than 40 countries and regions around the world.