Canadian Solar's e-STORAGE to Build 100MW/200MWh BESS for OX2 in Australia
Kitchener, ON – October 06, 2026 -- Canadian Solar Inc.'s (NASDAQ: CSIQ) energy storage unit e-STORAGE has signed an agreement to supply and commission a 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system for OX2's Muswellbrook Solar Farm and Battery in New South Wales, Australia. Shipments are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2027, with commercial operation targeted for the third quarter of 2028.
Project sits on former coal land in a designated renewable energy zone
The facility is located roughly 2.5 kilometers east of Muswellbrook, on the site of a former coal mine within the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone. The region's aging coal generators are set to retire in the early 2030s, and the two-hour storage system is designed to hold midday solar output and release it during the evening demand peak as thermal supply tightens.