Borumba

Hydro · Queensland Hydro · Storage - Pumped hydro

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Development AEMO: Anticipated Hydro - Water NEM data · 24 hours
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Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh
Key information

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AEMO status Anticipated
Project status Development (AI)

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DUID —
Owner Queensland Hydro
Commissioned Jul 2035
Expected closure 2134
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Pumped hydro
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM —
Turbine type / model —
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13 Jun 2026 09:05 → 14 Jun 2026 09:05 AEST

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13 Jun 2026 09:05 → 14 Jun 2026 09:05 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
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Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$18,852.46M

Shown in table
$18,852.46M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$18,400.00M (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Queensland Hydro project material reports the Borumba reference project cost was reforecast to $18.4 billion.

Reference
Borumba Pumped Hydro Project Stakeholder Reference Group Presentation (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MWh storage
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How this was derived
Calculated from the reported total project cost and the 48,000 MWh reference storage capacity.

Reference
Borumba Pumped Hydro Project Stakeholder Reference Group Presentation (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
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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
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Heat rate GJ/MWh
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Confidence: high · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 06 Jun 2026

Notes
Use 2,000 MW and 48,000 MWh reference project capacity from Queensland Hydro documentation. The reported project cost was revised from $14.2 billion to $18.4 billion in December 2024 / February 2025 project materials. Capex per MW and per MWh are calculated from the reported total cost and reference capacity. No reliable plant-specific fixed or variable O&M figures were found in the searched official sources, so those fields remain null rather than falling back to generic benchmarks.

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