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12 Nov 2025
Octopus Australia reaches financial close on the $900 million Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery project
Octopus Australia reaches financial close on Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery in Bungendore, NSW – a landmark agri-solar project delivering 300MW of clean energy and 486MWh storage to power 120,000 homes and accelerate Australia’s renewable transition.

15 Oct 2025
Octopus Australia expands NSW battery portfolio with acquisition of Coleambally Battery
Octopus Australia has acquired the Coleambally Battery, a 100 MW / up to 4-hour standalone battery project located in southern New South Wales…

29 Jul 2025
Octopus Australia announces billion-dollar-plus partnership with Dutch pension investor APG
We're excited to announce a landmark partnership with APG Asset Management, one of the world’s largest pension fund investors with assets under management exceeding A$1 trillion.

20 May 2025
Octopus Australia’s Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery achieves major development milestone to progress towards construction
Octopus Australia is proud to announce a significant milestone in the development of Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery, with the project receiving critical grid connection approval.

9 Apr 2025
Octopus Australia begins construction of its Fulham Solar Farm and Battery Project
Octopus Australia has today announced the successful financial close and commencement of construction of its 80MW Fulham Solar Farm and 128MWh Battery project, valued at over $300m.

9 Jul 2024
Octopus Australia’s 1GWh Blackstone Battery receives planning approval
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce a significant milestone for its Blackstone Battery, with the project receiving planning approval from the Ipswich City Council.

27 Jun 2024
Octopus Australia granted technical greenlight from grid operator for 128MWh Fulham Hybrid Battery project, backed by Victorian Government Power Purchase Agreement
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained approval for the Generator Performance Standards (GPS) at Fulham Hybrid Battery project, a 128MWh DC-coupled battery and 80MW Solar Farm.

4 Jun 2024
Octopus Australia adds 1GW of wind to its development portfolio
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of an additional 28,000 hectares of land near Deniliquin, NSW, for the development of the new 1GW Merino Wind Farm. This land is adjacent to the 400MW Saltbush (formerly Hay Plains) Wind Farm also owned by Octopus.

14 Feb 2024
Octopus Australia restructures senior leadership team for growth
In response to Octopus Australia’s growth of assets, which now amasses $8.8bn in development assets and over $1.1bn in operating assets, Octopus Australia has restructured its senior leadership team.

22 Jan 2024
Zenith Investment Partners assigns ‘Recommended’ ratings to Octopus Australia funds, the first and only rating Zenith have provided to renewable energy funds
Octopus Australia’s suite of renewable funds have received ‘Recommended’ ratings from Zenith Investment Partners, a leading research house and the number 1 rated research house on the Relationship Strength Index by Peter Lee and Associates.

16 Oct 2023
Octopus Australia acquires one of Australia’s largest battery projects, adding 1GWh of storage to its growing energy portfolio
Wednesday 4th of October 2023 Octopus Australia, the specialist renewable energy developer and fund manager, has acquired a significant Queensland…

6 Sep 2023
Octopus Australia raises an additional $250m and adds Rest to its investor base
Octopus Australia has raised an additional $250m and added Rest to its investor base.

6 Sep 2023
Desert Springs Octopus announces new renewable energy agreement with Jawoyn Association and Larrakia Nation
Desert Springs Octopus will work with Jawoyn and Larrakia Nation, to take advantage of the Territory’s excellent renewable energy resource by pursuing a near-term $1billion investment opportunity.

4 Aug 2023
Blind Creek Solar Farm Receives Planning Approval
Octopus Investments Australia are pleased to announce their venture into Blind Creek Solar Farm

1 Aug 2023
Australian Renewable Energy Market Update – July 2023
Hunter Offshore Wind Region Declared The federal government has officially declared Australia’s second offshore wind development zone, covering…

10 Oct 2022
Octopus Investments Australia and CEFC project wins Victorian Government VRET2 contract
Octopus Investments Australia and CEFC project wins Victorian Government VRET2 contract as joint venture continues to develop the Fulham Solar PV and innovative DC-Coupled Battery project

21 Jul 2022
Octopus Australia launches $10 billion, ground-breaking, renewable energy platform for institutional and wholesale investors.
Today, Octopus Investments Australia (“Octopus” or “Octopus Australia”) is excited to announce the launch and successful first close of its renewable energy platform for Institutional and Wholesale investors.

3 Jun 2022
OREO obtains research rating from asset consultant Evergreen: “Commended” (4/5 stars)
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce we’ve recently obtained a “Commended” rating (4/5 stars) from leading alternative research house, Evergreen.

31 Aug 2021
Octopus Australia to acquire 180MW Dulacca Wind Farm from RES
Octopus Australia, part of Octopus Group that manages over 260 renewables assets globally has today announced the acquisition of Dulacca Wind Farm from RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company.

25 Aug 2020
Darlington Point Solar Farm
Octopus Investments and Edify Energy are very pleased to announce that Darlington Point Solar Farm has now completed the generator registration process.

7 May 2020
Octopus Energy announces partnership with Origin Energy
Octopus Energy Accelerates Global Expansion With Major Strategic Partnership with Origin Energy.

17 Aug 2019
Octopus Australia invests $450m into a NSW based Solar Farm
Find out more about Octopus Investments Australia’s latest deployment into an NSW based solar farm

26 Mar 2019
Octopus enters Australian market with plans to replicate success in Europe
Find out about the new Octopus Investments Australia office, and our plans to replicate European success across the globe