Bowen PHES - KCI

Hydro · Blue Hydro Project Pty Ltd · Storage - Pumped hydro

Dispatch stats Financials
Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Hydro - Water NEM data · 319h
750/18,000 MW
Researched capacity / storage
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
750 MW / 18,000 MWh

AEMO spreadsheet entry for Bowen PHES - KCI (provided in prompt); no alternative public capacity source was available from the supplied search results.

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

AEMO spreadsheet lists the asset as "Publicly Announced," and no evidence of construction or commissioning was found in the provided search results.

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DUID —
Owner Blue Hydro Project Pty Ltd
Commissioned —
Expected closure —
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Pumped hydro
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM —
Turbine type / model —
Stats window
01 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 07:05 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

01 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 07:05 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
750 MW / 18,000 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.20/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$3,797.47M

Shown in table
$3,797.47M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$3,600.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MWh storage derived
$210,970

Shown in table
$211.0k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$200.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
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
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
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Confidence: low · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 05 Jun 2026

Notes
I could not find a project-specific greenfield capex announcement from Blue Hydro Project Pty Ltd or government sources for Bowen PHES - KCI. Public sources confirm the related Bowen/Capricornia Energy Hub pumped hydro component is a 750 MW project, but no total project investment figure was located in the available search results. AEMO/CSIRO pumped hydro benchmark inputs were also not located in extractable form for this specific configuration, so operating assumptions are left unset pending further review.

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