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Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 8

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Australia

Source: pv magazine Australia

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Planned

The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 8 is a federal government initiative seeking 4 GW of four-hour equivalent clean dispatchable capacity projects in the National Electricity Market (NEM). For the first time, it invites aggregate projects with capacities between 5 and 30 MW, comprised of the same technology, where the aggregate capacity exceeds 30 MW. Projects will be assessed on their abi

Status
Prospective
Sector
Energy Storage, Government, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar
Location
Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
pv magazine Australia

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The project “Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 8” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from pv magazine Australia.

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The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 8 is a federal government initiative seeking 4 GW of four-hour equivalent clean dispatchable capacity projects in the National Electricity Market (NEM). For the first time, it invites aggregate projects with capacities between 5 and 30 MW, comprised of the same technology, where the aggregate capacity exceeds 30 MW. Projects will be assessed on their ability to contribute to system security services and unlock additional network hosting capacity for renewable energy.

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Energy

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Australia

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pv magazine Australia

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Energy Storage, Government, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar

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2025-11-19

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