Big G Pumped Hydro Project

BESS · BE Power · Storage - Pumped hydro

Publicly Announced Hydro - Water NEM data · 24 hours
800/9,600 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh

Stats window 29 May 2026 04:00 → 30 May 2026 04:00 AEST

Key information
Capacity
800 MW / 9,600 MWh
Status Publicly Announced
Lifecycle Pre-operating
DUID
Owner BE Power
Commissioned
Expected closure
Closure date
Technology Storage - Pumped hydro
Fuel Hydro - Water

Dispatch & revenue

29 May 2026 04:00 → 30 May 2026 04:00 AEST

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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
Pumped hydro
Capacity
800 MW / 9,600 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
Capex refurbishment
Capex / MW default
$3,500,000
Capex / MWh storage default
$200,000
Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$45,000
Variable OPEX / MWh default
$1.20
Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

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

Notes
No web search results were returned for this specific project, so no project-specific financial or operating assumptions could be source-verified. Pumped hydro has no fuel cost and direct operational emissions are typically treated as zero at site level, but no generator-specific sourced values were found here. Further review with project owner materials, planning documents, or AEMO registration data is required.