Nov 5 (Reuters) - NEOEN SA NEOEN.PA :
* TO BUILD 300 MW VICTORIAN BIG BATTERY IN AUSTRALIA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERIES
* HAS BEEN AWARDED A 250 MW GRID SERVICES CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET OPERATOR (AEMO) IN A COMPETITIVE TENDER INITIATED BY THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT
* CONTRACT ENABLES NEOEN TO PROCEED WITH THE NEXT PHASE OF ITS 300 MW / 450 MWH VICTORIAN BIG BATTERY IN GEELONG, AUSTRALIA
* THE VICTORIAN BIG BATTERY WILL BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERIES AT DOUBLE THE SIZE OF HORNSDALE POWER RESERVE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ALSO OWNED AND OPERATED BY NEOEN