The second of three giant transformers for the Waratah Super Battery at Colongra is on its way from Albury and will be traversing the Central Coast from the early hours of Sunday, March 10.
The slow-moving 477-tonne oversized and overmass load has been travelling at night since Wednesday, March 6, and is expected to arrive at Mooney Mooney at about 4.30am on Sunday.
The last leg of the superload along the M1 motorway from Mooney Mooney to Colongra will take place on Monday, March 11, from 12am to 4.30am.
Due to its size and scale – 5.8m wide by 125m long – motorists are urged to slow down and exercise caution when approaching or passing the 477-tonne load, which will be travelling under escort and at significantly reduced speeds.
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The giant transformer is one of three for the Waratah Super Battery at the former Munmorah power station on Scenic Dr, Colongra, with the first arriving on Monday, February 5.
The high-voltage 350 MVA transformers will form part of the biggest energy storage battery network in the southern hemisphere.
The 850 megawatt Waratah Super Battery, comprising 2,600 battery units, will act as a kind of giant “shock absorber” for the grid, with up to 700 MW and 1,400 MWh back-up power to allow the main transmission lines feeding electricity into the major load centres in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong to be run at or near full capacity.
Transgrid is connecting the battery to the grid via its existing Munmorah substation ensuring additional energy is located near the high-growth Lake Macquarie and Central Coast regions.
Transgrid will be the network operator and Akaysha Energy the service provider responsible for constructing and operating the battery energy storage system.