Bannerton Solar Park (BANN1)

Solar · Foresight Solar Australia Pty Ltd · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Operational AEMO: In Service VIC1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 24 hours
100 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$-1.3k
Capacity factor
9.1%
Revenue / MWh
$-6.04
Est. SRMC
$0.34/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. VIC1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
100 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

UGL projects page (commissioned and generating power to the grid), accessed 2026; CEFC case study last updated 2019.

Region VIC1
Coordinates -34.68654, 142.77967 (AI)

Mapcarta/OpenStreetMap coordinates for Bannerton Solar Park, near Robinvale, Victoria.

MLF 0.8986
DUID BANN1
Owner Foresight Solar Australia Pty Ltd
Commissioned Jun 2019
Expected closure 2049
Closure date
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM Hanwha Solutions
Module / inverter supplier PV modules
Inverter OEM SMA Solar Technology
Inverter model inverter platform/model not documented
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
12 Jun 2026 00:00 → 12 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

12 Jun 2026 00:00 → 12 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$-1.3k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
MWh
Dispatched
217.5 MWh
Available
217.5 MWh
Curtailed
MWh
Curtailment
0.0%
of available
MLF used
0.8986
end of period

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval — energy (RRP) and FCAS (regional FCAS prices), both × MLF.

Methodology & assumptions

  • Dispatch & availability — AEMO Next Day Dispatch UNIT_SOLUTION (5‑minute intervals). Intervention intervals excluded.
  • Regional pricedispatch_price RRP matched by settlement time and NEM region (from generator registry).
  • Energy revenue (× MLF) — cleared MW × (5/60 h) × RRP × MLF.
  • FCAS revenue & volume — cleared FCAS MW from DISPATCHLOAD (raise/lower 6s, 60s, 5min, reg) × (5/60 h) × regional FCAS price × MLF. Volume is total FCAS enablement MWh across services.
  • Curtailment — estimated economic curtailment when availability exceeds dispatch target: max(0, availability − cleared) × (5/60) MWh.
  • Not settlement — estimates only. AEMO settlement applies DLF, rebids, constraints, and other factors not modelled here.
MLF history (AEMO daily)
Effective fromMLF
2024-07-01 0.8584
2025-07-01 0.8986

Financial overview

2026 real AUD. Monetary values are CPI-adjusted to 2026 real Australian dollars. Greenfield capex uses AEMO benchmarks when plant-specific cost is unknown.
Type
Solar (tracking)
Capacity
100 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.34/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$179.73M

Shown in table
$179.73M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$133.00M (2017 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reported EPC contract value for Bannerton Solar Park greenfield construction.

Reference
CIMIC's UGL awarded $133m Bannerton Solar Park contract (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MW derived
$1,797,297

Shown in table
$1.80M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.33M (2017 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Calculated from reported EPC contract value and the user-supplied 100 MW capacity.

Reference
CIMIC's UGL awarded $133m Bannerton Solar Park contract (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$20,000

Shown in table
$20.0k (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
General benchmark source identified, but no plant-specific O&M value extracted from available search results.

Reference
GenCost: cost of building Australia’s future electricity needs (low confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026

Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.34

Shown in table
$0.34 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.25 (2017 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Used provided fallback because no plant-specific or benchmark O&M variable cost was reliably extracted in search results.

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 05 Jun 2026

Notes
Plant-specific EPC contract value of A$133m was found and used as the best available reported greenfield construction cost proxy for original build capex. This appears to be the EPC contract value, not necessarily the full total project investment; however, no clearer owner/developer total project cost announcement was found in official sources. The site is a 110MWDC solar park, while the user-supplied registered capacity is 100MW; capex_per_mw_aud is calculated on 100MW as instructed. Asset life assumed from utility-scale solar default.

Sources