Barron Gorge (BARRON-2)

Hydro · CleanCo Queensland Limited · Hydro - Run of River

Dispatch stats Financials

Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 1h

35 MW

Registered nameplate capacity

1h revenue

$685

Capacity factor

26.8%

Revenue / MWh

$73.08

Est. SRMC

$0.00/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. QLD1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Capacity

35 MW

AEMO status In Service

Project status Operational (AI)

CleanCo Queensland Barron Gorge asset page (2024) describes the 66MW power station as part of its owned and operated fleet; GEO lists the plant as operating and commissioned in 1963.

Region QLD1

Coordinates -16.85086, 145.64690 (AI)

Global Energy Observatory Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station entry lists coordinates at -16.85086, 145.6469.

MLF 0.9569

DUID BARRON-2

Owner CleanCo Queensland Limited

Commissioned —

Expected closure 2063

Closure date —

Technology Hydro - Run of River

Fuel Hydro - Water

Turbine OEM Tamar Hydro

Turbine type / model Francis turbine

Equipment confidence low

Dispatch & revenue

14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 01:10 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)

$685

FCAS revenue (× MLF)

FCAS volume

— MWh

Dispatched

9.4 MWh

Available

— MWh

Curtailed

— MWh

Curtailment

—

of available

MLF used

0.9569

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 price — dispatch_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 from	MLF
2024-07-01	0.9556
2025-07-01	0.9569

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.

Capex total (greenfield)	$4.11M Shown in table $4.11M (2026 real AUD)
Capex refurbishment	—
Capex / MW derived	$117,429 Shown in table $117.4k (2026 real AUD)
Fixed OPEX (annual)	$1.26M Shown in table $1.26M (2026 real AUD)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr	$36,000 Shown in table $36.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh	$0.00 Shown in table $0.00 (2026 real AUD) How this was derived Entura recommends no separate VOM for hydropower; this supports setting variable opex to zero where FOM is used to capture O&M. Reference Pumped Hydro Cost Modelling (medium confidence) Source recorded 04 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ	$0.00 Shown in table $0.00 (2026 real AUD)
Heat rate GJ/MWh	—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 04 Jun 2026

Notes
Barron Gorge is a 66 MW site with two 33 MW generators, while the supplied DUID BARRON-2 capacity is 35 MW. Site-level original construction cost is reported as £2.055 million expected cost for construction beginning 6 October 1960; it has been converted to A$4.11 million at the Australian decimal conversion rate of £1 = A$2 and divided by the current 66 MW site capacity for capex_per_mw. This is an old expected-construction figure from a secondary historical source and may not equal final outturn cost. A more useful modern capital datapoint is the reported A$28 million Stanwell refurbishment/upgrade program completed by 2011 that extended major component life by 40 years. Fixed O&M is not generator-specific: it is an estimate using Entura's AEMO hydropower O&M method, base A$16,000/MW/year in 2018 AUD, multiplied by 1.5 for station age over 50 years and 1.5 for station capacity under 100 MW, giving A$36,000/MW/year. Annual fixed opex applies that rate to the supplied 35 MW DUID capacity, not the 66 MW site. Variable O&M is set to zero because Entura recommends hydropower O&M be captured as fixed O&M rather than VOM. Heat rate and thermal efficiency are not applicable for non-combustion run-of-river hydro. No closure date was found; CleanCo is instead undertaking recovery, valve and PLC works following Cyclone Jasper impacts, with Kuranda Weir recovery works expected through the 2026 dry season.

Sources

asset_life_years, refurbishment_interval_default — 2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium)
capex_total_aud, capex_year, capex_per_mw_aud — Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station (low)
emissions_intensity_tco2_mwh — Australia’s highest- and lowest-intensity power stations, FY2024-25 (medium)
fixed_opex_per_mw_year_aud, fixed_opex_annual_aud — Pumped Hydro Cost Modelling (medium)
fuel_cost_per_gj_aud, fuel_contract_notes — Barron Gorge Factsheet - Final Version March 2025 (high)
major_refurbishment_capex, asset_life_years — FNQ renewable energy producer gets five-year overhaul (high)
major_refurbishment_capex, asset_life_years, remote_operation — Projects boost sustainable remote power generation (high)
major_refurbishment_or_closure_notes — CleanCo Queensland Annual Report 2025 (high)
technology_type, capacity, commissioned, operating_description — Barron Gorge Power Station (high)
variable_opex_per_mwh_aud — Pumped Hydro Cost Modelling (medium)