Big-T Project

Hydro · BE Power · Storage - Pumped hydro

Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Hydro - Water NEM data · 24 hours
400/4,000 MW
Researched capacity / storage
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
400 MW / 4,000 MWh

Provided project data in prompt (AEMO spreadsheet reference); no independent web result was available to verify an alternate announced capacity.

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

BE Power / project listing indicates the Big-T Project is publicly announced and not yet operating; no evidence of construction or commissioning was found.

Coordinates

DUID
Owner BE Power
Commissioned
Expected closure
Closure date
Technology Storage - Pumped hydro
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM
Turbine type / model
Stats window
13 Jun 2026 06:10 → 14 Jun 2026 06:10 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 06:10 → 14 Jun 2026 06:10 AEST

No DUID specified. Open this page from the stats list or a generator profile.

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
400 MW / 4,000 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh
Capex total (greenfield) default
$800.00M

Shown in table
$800.00M (2026 real AUD)

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MWh storage default
$200,000

Shown in table
$200.0k (2026 real AUD)

Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$45,000

Shown in table
$45.0k (2026 real AUD)

Variable OPEX / MWh default
$1.20

Shown in table
$1.20 (2026 real AUD)

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 generator, so generator-specific financial and operating assumptions could not be source-backed. As a pumped hydro / water storage asset, fuel cost is assumed nil and direct operational emissions are treated as zero for the purposes of this record, but these are not sourced for the project itself. A DUID, region, online date, capex, O&M, efficiency, asset life, and refurbishment/closure details were not found in the provided search results.

Sources

  • search_result (low)