Neoen said a Tesla Megapack caught fire at their Victorian Big Battery site in Australia.
and AusNet Services to develop the grid-scale project with the aim of helping the state of Victoria meet a renewable energy target of 50% by 2030.
According to a spokesperson for AEMO, the electricity market operator, the site has been safely isolated from the electricity grid and has not impacted electricity supply in the area. Projects like Neoen's Victorian Big Battery, and systems like Tesla Megapacks within it, can also ensure power is available even when there are unplanned outages in a transmission network.
According to a statement sent to CNBC on behalf of Louis de Sambucy, managing director of Neoen Australia, the fire occurred "within one of the Tesla Megapacks at the Victorian Big Battery" during initial testing of the system on Friday. No one was injured and the site was evacuated.
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